Friday, May 30, 2014
Maldives won bronze medal
The Maldives on Thursday beat regional champion Afghanistan to win the bronze medal in the ongoing AFC Challenge Cup.
The 0-0 score at the end of the 90-minute game led to two 15-minute halves of extra time. Afghanistan scored the opener during the second half of extra time, with an impressive goal by the Maldives' Ali 'Sentey' Faris following not long after.
The 1-1 score at the end of extra time led to penalty shootouts.
The historic win for the Maldives – defeating the champion of the most recent SAFF Championship and winning the first ever AFC medal – was sealed by Ibrahim 'Appo' Fazeel. The penalty score was 8-7.
Afghanistan and Maldives have played against each other on three previous occasions, all in group stage; the SAFF Gold Cup in Pakistan in 2005, the SAFF Championship in Bangladesh in 2009 and the SAFF Championship in Nepal in 2012.
Eight teams participated in the Challenge Cup; Myanmar, Maldives, Kyrgyzstan, Palestine, Afghanistan, Philippines, Laos and Turkmenistan.
Philippines and Palestine will compete in the final of the tournament Friday evening.
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The 1-1 score at the end of extra time led to penalty shootouts.
The historic win for the Maldives – defeating the champion of the most recent SAFF Championship and winning the first ever AFC medal – was sealed by Ibrahim 'Appo' Fazeel. The penalty score was 8-7.
Afghanistan and Maldives have played against each other on three previous occasions, all in group stage; the SAFF Gold Cup in Pakistan in 2005, the SAFF Championship in Bangladesh in 2009 and the SAFF Championship in Nepal in 2012.
Eight teams participated in the Challenge Cup; Myanmar, Maldives, Kyrgyzstan, Palestine, Afghanistan, Philippines, Laos and Turkmenistan.
Philippines and Palestine will compete in the final of the tournament Friday evening.
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