Qatar Qualifies For AFC U-16 Championship 2020 Finals

Doha, September 22 (QNA) - Qatar edged Yemen on goal difference to emerge Group E winners of the AFC U-16 Championship 2020 Qualifiers on Sunday. Qatar beat Bhutan 11-0 to finish tied with Yemen on seven points but a goal difference of one placed Qatar above their West Asian rivals who beat Bangladesh 3-0 earlier on Sunday, according the afc.com The West Asians' opened their scoring in the eighth minute through Rashid Abdulaziz Al Abdulla, before Mubark Shanan Hamza and Mohamed Salem Al Quraishi converted spot-kicks in the 36th and 44th minutes respectively. Qatar continued their chase for goals in the second half with Abdulaziz Fahad Al Naimi and captain Mhadi Salem Al Mejaba finding the back of the net in the 49th and 53rd minutes respectively. Al Quraishi scored his second four minutes later, while Al Abdulla completed his hat-trick with back-to-back goals in the 65th and 68th minutes. Defender Hassan Mohamed Al Ghareeb got into the goalscoring action five minutes later, before Mobark scored from the penalty spot in the 88th minute. But it was substitute Abdulrahman Al Dosari's goal three minutes into added time that meant the most, as 1990 champions Qatar sealed their 11th appearance in the Finals. Meanwhile, Tajikistan defeat Jordan 5-2 in Group A Qualifiers and seal a place in the Finals. The 2018 runners-up went into the tie at the Prince Mohammad International Stadium only needing a draw but were stung as Jordan, who needed to win, shocked them by racing into a 2-0 lead after 13 minutes. In another match, Nepal defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in their final Group A tie earlier on Sunday. The win gave Nepal their first win of the Qualifiers as they finished fourth in the standings ahead of bottom-placed Sri Lanka. Mohit Gurung put Nepal ahead in the 36th minute and Anil Chaulagain doubled their lead in the 64th minute before Jaan Tamli sealed the 3-0 victory when he found the back of the net a minute before the final whistle. (QNA)