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Tajikistan became the second side from the region to qualify for next year’s U-17 World Cup after a dramatic 4-2 win on penalties against Korea DPR, after the match finished 1-1 at the end of the 90 minutes.
Like Japan earlier in the day, Tajikistan took the lead in the 14th minute when Rustam Soirov broke free on goal and unleashed a powerful shot into the far, top corner.
Korea DPR created a multitude of chances throughout the match and it took a moment of inspiration in the 69th minute for them to draw level. Ri Hun fired in a shot from approximately 30 metres that proved too much for Tajikistan goalkeeper Mukhriddin Khasanov to make the save. After the no side found the winning goal in regulation time, the match would be decided on penalties.
Khasanov then turned into the hero of the evening as he made two saves from Korea DPR’s spot kicks while the rest of his team were flawless, converting all of their penalties to win the shootout 4-2.
Tajikistan are headed to the nation’s second U-17 World Cup after they made their debut at Korea 2007, where they finished in the Round of 16.
Tajikistan will play either Korea Republic or India in the AFC U-16 Championship semi-finals.
Article source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/08/as-twitter-purges-fake-accounts-trump-asks-whether-ny-times-washington-post-made-list.html
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