FIFA U-20 World Remain in Control of Their Own Destiny
FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 3 GGOLFOLF | Page 6 Juventus America’s too good for Koepka warns United on he can get Ronaldo return even better Thursday, October 25, 2018 CRICKET Safar 16, 1440 AH Kohli fastest to GULF TIMES reach 10,000 runs in ODIs SPORT Page 7 FOOTBALL/ AFC UNDER-19 CHAMPIONSHIP Qatar storm into quarters aft er 4-0 win over Taipei INDONESIA ALSO QUALIFY FOR LAST EIGHT BUT UAE ELIMINATED AFC six goals in less than an hour against Jakarta Qatar. Todd Rivaldo Ferre, Indonesia’s three-goal super sub against the Qa- atar progressed to the AFC taris, remained on the bench through- U-19 Championship quar- out the opening 45 minutes but he was ter-fi nals yesterday as a hardly needed as Indonesia were large- Q4-0 win over Chinese Taipei ly the better team. helped them fi nish top of a tight Group Despite that, the decisive goal was A. the result of sheer opportunism, with Qatar, Indonesia and the UAE all Witan robbing Emirati defender Yousef fi nished on six points but the Emiratis Ali of the ball 40 yards from goal before were eliminated on the basis of goals outpacing in the vicinity and slamming scored in matches between the three the ball home from just inside the pen- teams. Yesterday, the UAE crashed to a alty area. 1-0 defeat at the hands of hosts Indo- With the crowd electrifi ed, the nesia, the only goal coming from Witan Emiratis had to negotiate a tricky ten- Sulaeman. minute period to limit the damage to A fl urry of second half goals ensured one, with the ever-dangerous Ali Saleh the nervy victory for Qatar who had earning a free kick, and forcing Mu- gone into the game knowing that only hammad Riyandi into a solid save upon a win would have guaranteed them a taking it, to give the West Asians a mo- ticket through to the last eight.
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