U-20 2025 Asian Cup Qualification Results: Yemen Bungkam Maldives 3-0

Yemen managed to beat the Maldives 3-0 in the second match of Group F of the 2025 U-20 Asian Cup Qualification (doc. AFC).

JAKARTA - Yemen U-20 secured three points when they met the U-20 Maldives in the second match of Group F of the 2025 U-20 Asian Cup Qualification at the Madya Stadium, Senayan, Friday, September 27, 2024, afternoon WIB.

Muhammed Hasan's team Ali Al Baadani won three goals without reply.

Yemen took control of the game with 75 percent possession in the first half. However, they played too careful so there were not many opportunities created in the perama half.

However, Yemen managed to lead 2-0 in the first half. The first goal was scored when the game had only been running for eight minutes through Adel Abbas Qasem.

Yemen could only score again in the 36th minute. This time, Anwar Hussein Abdullah Al Turaiqi is on the scoreboard.

In the second half, Yemen began to get into trouble because the Maldives appeared bolder. In addition to being able to spread threats, the Maldives have also begun to be able to control the ball longer so that in total they are able to pack 45 percent of the ball.

Despite being able to get out of the pressure, none of their attack schemes resulted in a shot into the net.

Meanwhile, a total of Yemen fired 18 shots, eight of which were right on target.

The changing pattern of play from the Maldives makes Yemen more careful than the first half.

When the match was about to finish with a score of still 2-0, Yemen unexpectedly scored one more goal in the 90th minute.

Awami, who was building an attack from the left side of the Maldives defense, suddenly fired a direct long-range shot.

The ball moved parabolicly so that it was difficult for the Maldives goalkeeper to anticipate and finally entered the goal.

The goal was the closing of Yemen's victory over the Maldives. Currently, Yemen is entitled to first place in Group F of the 2025 U-20 Asian Cup Qualification standings with six points and a goal difference of five.

While the Maldives occupy the caretaker without points and goal difference -7.

The standings could still change after Indonesia U-20 appeared against Timor Leste U-20 at 19.30 WIB. Garuda Muda has a big chance of displacing Yemen from the top of the standings.