Tottenham Hotspur also grabbed a 3-1 victory over AIFF India in a Group D tie at the UiTM Shah Alam Stadium today. It was Spurs second win in three days, having thrashed FUM 5-0 last Sunday, and joined Estudiantes in the last eight.
AIFF took advantage of Spurs slow start by playing aerial shots but had to fall back as soon as the English boys got their momentum going. It was nevertheless a tough outing for Spurs with AIFF goalkeeper Arshdeep Singh in top form.
Striker Loft Ryan George Henson had two chances to put Spurs ahead, but missed both sitters in the first 10 minutes. AIFF responded by introducing Basumatary Milan into Spurs goal area, but the Indian lad’s shot missed the left corner post by inches.
India was defending well, but it did not pay off after Nishu Kumar brought down Georgiou Anthony Michael in the box, leaving referee Tuan Mohd Yaasin to award a penalty. Harrison Shayon Adam stepped up to slot the ball into the right corner to put Spurs in the lead at the 30-minute mark.
Both AIFF and Spurs continued to squander chances, even more so for the English side which failed to truly test Indian custodian Arshdeep from open play for the remaining first half.
Spurs duo Azzaoui Ismail and Henson redeemed their poor first half performance by combining well to score the second goal just after the breather. Azzaoui relayed the ball to Henson who finished it off with a clinical touch.
AIFF breached Spurs’ net in the 60th minute after Basumatary headed in a brilliant cross from Ranawade Amey Ganesh from the right, reducing their deficit to one goal.
The Indians could have scored in the 78th minute after Basumatary weaved past goalkeeper Voss Harry William in a one-on-one situation, but his shot bounced off the far post corner. Spurs finally went 3-1 up when substitute Sterling Kazaiah Roy Barrett found a gap in AIFF’s defence to score in the 91st minute and secured Spurs another three points.
“Credit to AIFF India. I thought they got back into the game in the second half and played very strong in the late stages. All in all we were always playing confidently and the results reflect that philosophy,” said Spurs head coach McKenna Kieran Thomas.“We made some changes in the line-up today because we are looking to use the whole squad, so there maybe changes for the next match as well,” he added.
Meanwhile, AIFF India coach Syed Sabir Pasha, said: “A very good match. Against Estudiantes FC we were missing something, and the boys made up for it today.
The result is 3-1 but I think we played equally well on the pitch. It was an outstanding performance from my boys, especially our goalkeeper.”
Yeah, seeing the replay, I cannot say Estudiantes were a superior team. Both teams appeared technically similar. Probably, we had too much respect for the opposition. Football is not a gentleman's game and there must be more attitude and an air of superiority against any team even if it's against Brazil. Only then we can aspire to win.
Even though our players look big enough, Tottenham had some huge players..hope this team shud atleast make it to the AFC U-19 finals as the qualifiers will be held this year
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coz there is an under 18 Or under 19 Epl
which goes on and these club wont prefer to play B team there
Tottenham Hotspur also grabbed a 3-1 victory over AIFF India in a
Group D tie at the UiTM Shah Alam Stadium today. It was Spurs second win
in three days, having thrashed FUM 5-0 last Sunday, and joined
Estudiantes in the last eight.
AIFF took advantage of Spurs slow start by playing aerial shots but
had to fall back as soon as the English boys got their momentum going.
It was nevertheless a tough outing for Spurs with AIFF goalkeeper
Arshdeep Singh in top form.
Striker Loft Ryan George Henson had two chances to put Spurs ahead,
but missed both sitters in the first 10 minutes. AIFF responded by
introducing Basumatary Milan into Spurs goal area, but the Indian lad’s
shot missed the left corner post by inches.
India was defending well, but it did not pay off after Nishu Kumar
brought down Georgiou Anthony Michael in the box, leaving referee Tuan
Mohd Yaasin to award a penalty. Harrison Shayon Adam stepped up to slot
the ball into the right corner to put Spurs in the lead at the 30-minute
mark.
Both AIFF and Spurs continued to squander chances, even more so for
the English side which failed to truly test Indian custodian Arshdeep
from open play for the remaining first half.
Spurs duo Azzaoui Ismail and Henson redeemed their poor first half
performance by combining well to score the second goal just after the
breather. Azzaoui relayed the ball to Henson who finished it off with a
clinical touch.
AIFF breached Spurs’ net in the 60th minute after Basumatary headed
in a brilliant cross from Ranawade Amey Ganesh from the right, reducing
their deficit to one goal.
The Indians could have scored in the 78th minute after Basumatary
weaved past goalkeeper Voss Harry William in a one-on-one situation, but
his shot bounced off the far post corner. Spurs finally went 3-1 up
when substitute Sterling Kazaiah Roy Barrett found a gap in AIFF’s
defence to score in the 91st minute and secured Spurs another three
points.
“Credit to AIFF India. I thought they got back into the game in the
second half and played very strong in the late stages. All in all we
were always playing confidently and the results reflect that
philosophy,” said Spurs head coach McKenna Kieran Thomas.“We made some
changes in the line-up today because we are looking to use the whole
squad, so there maybe changes for the next match as well,” he added.
Meanwhile, AIFF India coach Syed Sabir Pasha, said: “A very good
match. Against Estudiantes FC we were missing something, and the boys
made up for it today.
The result is 3-1 but I think we played equally well on the pitch. It
was an outstanding performance from my boys, especially our
goalkeeper.”
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