FAS ● Sep 21, 2019
DPR Korea top Group I in AFC Under-16 Championship 2020 Qualifiers
SINGAPORE, 21 SEPTEMBER 2019 – DPR Korea emerged as convincing winners of Group I of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 Championship 2020 Qualifiers, which concluded on Saturday evening at Jalan Besar Stadium.
The tournament had got underway on Tuesday evening, as Singapore played host to the Koreans, Hong Kong and Guam.
Philippe Aw’s U-15 boys were defeated by Hong Kong and DPR Korea, but managed to end on a winning note by beating Guam 10-1.
The 11 group winners from the qualifying stage will move on to the final tournament next year, along with the four best runners-up and hosts Bahrain
The results of each match-day are listed below.
Final Standings
21 September – Match-day3
DPR Korea 4-0 Hong Kong
Choe Song Jin pen. 31′, Ri Il Song 37′, Mun Jong Chong 39′, 61′
Singapore 10-1 Guam
Ethan Pinto pen. 8′, Ali Manaf 16′, Seng Hong Kai 22′, 33′, Arsyad Basiron 25′, 53′, 65′, Kenji Ho 39′, Irfan Iskandar 47′, Nasrul Haji pen. 90’+3 | Andrew Stenson 18′
19 September – Match-day 2
Guam 1-4 Hong Kong
Joshua Benavente 75′ | Yim Kai Cheuk 5′, 39′, Matthew Slattery 52′, Lee Tsz Hin 86′
Singapore 1-6 DPR Korea
Khairin Nadim 43′ | Ri Il Song 22′, Choe Song Jin 27′, 63′, Yom Chol Gyong 38′, Choe Ryong Il 51′, Ri Kum Chol pen. 73′
17 September – Match-day 1
DPR Korea 16-0 Guam
Yom Chol Gyong 7′, 57′, Choe Song Jin 12′, 33′, pen. 35′, 44′, Ri Il Song 15′, 39′, pen. 42′, Ri Kum Chol 37′, 52′, 55′, 66′, 89′, Kim Kwang Ryong 65′, Ryu Kwon Ung 72′
Hong Kong 2-1 Singapore
Lee Tsz Hin 35′, Lee Lok Him pen. 90’+1 | Khairin Nadim 9′
