Young Socceroos AFF U19 Tournament

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The Qantas Young Socceroos have been defeated by Uzbekistan 2-1 in their opening match of the AFF U19 Tournament at Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

A torrential downpour prior to kick-off meant that the match was played on a heavy, slow pitch which was not conducive to free flowing football.

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/new ... stan/48848

Same old story with our junior sides. We dominate posession but can't cut it in the final third and as a result where it counts on the scoreboard.
Hopefully we see a improved performance tomorrow when we play Vietnam.

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So second game we beat Vietnam 4-0 then we got pumped 4-1 v Iran.
At least we got third place with another 4-0 win over Vietnam in the third place play off.
Iran went on to win to tournament.

Now with this squad we look forward to the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship on 23 November 2011. The top four teams will qualify directly to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Hopefully by then maybe Dylan Tombides might be fit as we clearly need him! Hopefully also Jacob Melling will get some gametime with AU and earn a spot in the squad as well. I'm surprised he wasn't in the squad to begin with?