India hold Saudi Arabia 3-3
A last-gasp penalty by Suresh Wangjam kept the hosts’ Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 Championship knockout stage dreams alive as they claimed a dramatic 3-3 draw with Saudi Arabia here.
By : migrator
Update: 2016-09-19 13:57 GMT
Aniket Jadhav struck early for India and Aman Chetri doubled their advantage only for Sulaiman Al Dhuwayhi to restore hope for the Saudis 11 minutes before the interval.
Saudi Arabia’s Mali missed from the spot with the last kick of the first half. But Feras Al Brikan’s quick-fire brace in the final 10 minutes looked to have won it for the Saudis before captain Wangjam kept India in the tournament at the death.
The hosts will now need to defeat Iran in their final Group A outing on Wednesday to stand any chance of reaching the quarter-finals while the Saudis face the same predicament against the United Arab Emirates.
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