MATCH REPORT: AFC U-19 Championship 2012 UAE, Match Day 3

RAS AL KHAIMAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – NOVEMBER 05: Andrew Kumagai #7 of Japan, M. Alobaidan #8 and Y. Husain #10 of Kuwait compete for the ball during the AFC U-19 Championship Group A match between Kuwait and Japan at Emirates Stadium on November 5, 2012 in Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

Group A

Kuwait 0-1 Japan

Japanese defender Takuya Iwanami struck a sublime free-kick in first half stoppage-time as Japan reignited their 2012 AFC U-19 Championship hopes with a 1-0 defeat of Kuwait on Monday.

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Iran 1-1 UAE

Hosts UAE kept their hopes of a place in the knockout stage of the AFC U-19 Championship 2012 on Monday after Yousif Saeed struck seven minutes from time to earn them a 1-1 draw with Iran.

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Group B

Iraq 2-1 China

Muhanad Abdulraheem scored a goal in each half as Iraq increased their chances of a place in the quarter-finals of the AFC U-19 Championship after coming from behind to defeat China 2-1 in their second Group B match on Monday.

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Thailand 1-2 Korea Republic

Kim Hyun’s missed penalty two minutes into Korea Republic’s AFC U-19 Championship Group B fixture with Thailand proved not to be too costly as the 11-time champions ran out 2-1 winners at the Fujairah Stadium on Monday.

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