On October 7, 2023 at high noon, the 20th U17
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
The second round of Group G of the qualifiers, the battle between the Northern Mariana Islands and our country, kicked off in grand style at the Sports City Stadium in Shepperton, Australia.
In the first round of the encounter, our U16 national junior to beat the Philippines with a narrow score of 9-0, Wang Yudong solo 3 goals and 2 assists, Kuai Jiwen contributed 1 goal and 2 assists, Huang Kaijun and Ouyang Jiaxin each scored 1 goal, Zhang Haojie, Wang Haobin, Lai Ming each scored 1 goal, Kang Hua, Liu Chengyu, Cui Taixu each contributed 1 assist. Head coach Yang Chen commented, "No matter how the opponent is, the first game is always not easy. But we were well prepared and the training in Australia allowed us to adapt to the local climate. For the rain ball, we also made a strategy to deal with it. The players fought hard on the field, and this victory has greatly boosted our morale."
In the other match of the round, the Northern Mariana Islands suffered a 0-23 defeat to host Australia, a record for this
Asian qualifying round (in sports)
The record for the largest point spread. The previous record was Indonesia's 14-0 win over Guam in Group B and Uzbekistan's 14-0 win over Brunei in Group J. The previous record was Indonesia's 14-0 win over Guam in Group B and Uzbekistan's 14-0 win over Brunei in Group J.
According to the regulations, the U17
Asian qualifying round (in sports)
The top 10 teams and the second place finishers in the six best-performing teams will be
advancement
Main Event. In terms of strength comparison, Australia is expected to win the top spot in the group, with the Philippines in third place, while the Northern Mariana Islands is undoubtedly the weakest team in the group. If China's U16 National Junior Football Team can finish at the top of the group, they only need to surpass Australia in terms of points or goal difference. If our U16s finish second in the group, they will have to compare results with the second-placed teams from the other nine groups for the remaining six places in the final stage.
Since December 2006, the Northern Marianas has been a provisional member of the East Asian Football Association (EAFA) and became a full member in September 2008. on June 8, 2010, the Northern Marianas Football Association (NMFA) became an alternate member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). on December 11, 2020, the Northern Marianas officially became the 47th member of the AFC. Despite being one of the weaker teams in Asian soccer, the Northern Marianas is not yet a member of FIFA.
Facing the Northern Mariana Islands, there is no doubt that our U16 Junior National Team will win the match, but the suspense lies in how much goal difference they can get. If the goal difference of our U16s is more than Australia's after the 2nd round, then even if we draw the final game, our team will be able to win the first place in the group directly.
beyond the pale
.. If our U16s finish second in the group, the goal difference in this match will no longer matter because only results against the first and third place finishers in the same group will be counted when comparing the second place finishers in the group. Provided, of course, that the third place in the group is the Philippines and the fourth place is the Northern Mariana Islands.
With our match against the Northern Marianas Islands preceding Australia's match against the Philippines, our U16s lost the initiative in the goal difference comparison. Should our U16s go all out for goal difference or use a rotated lineup for the final match against Australia? This has become a difficult problem for head coach Yang Chen. Unsurprisingly, Yang Chen may make drastic changes to the lineup.
[Projected debut]
Northern Mariana Islands: 1-Reyes; 4-Ngwakel, 5-Shimizu, 8-Lin, 9-Leland Guerrero; 7-Tovis, 13-Lizama, 14-Omerau, 17-Mejino, 21-Chambers; 10-Ruben Guerrero
China: 1 - Yao Hao Yang; 14 - Mei Shuai Jun, 5 - Chen Le Yun, 13 - Yang Bo Wen, 21 - Yu Zhuowei; 20 - Ouyang Jia Xin, 4 - Jin Cheng Min, 6 - Qian Yuan Fan, 18 - Min Xian Kun; 9 - Liu Chengyu, 11 - Wang Haobin
