AFC U14 Championship Group C Qualifier: Tajikistan qualify for the Championship

Tajikistan qualify as the group winners of Group C as second half decider from Muhammadiev Asliddin did the work for the winning team. Tajikistan opened their account early in the game as they were awarded with penalty kick in second minute of the match. Fuzaylov Ziyovuddin scored the penalty in second attempt as Indian match referee Vairamuthu Parasuraman suggested to retake the kick.Tajikistan stopped couple of Afghanistan attacks in 24th minute of the match as keeper Azizov Daler’s diving effort awarded corner kick to Afghanistan who were near to the goal, had Huvaydo not saved the ball on goal line, Tajikistan would have lost their lead. 

Tajikastan U-14 Player celebrating after Goal

      The comeback was possible before the end of first half as Omid Haidar made the comeback just before the first half whistle.Second half started with Tajikistan full conscious about their position. Tajikistan needed the win as draw would favor Afghanistan.Tajikistan continued their attack as their 50th minute attack was denied by crossbar but two minutes later Tajikistan took the lead as Muhammadiev Asliddin made the final impression in the game.Tajikistan follow Group A winners Iraq and Group C winners Saudi Arabia in AFC U-14 Championship 2014 while remaining group winners are yet to be decided.Bhutan are hammered by both their previous opponents as they started their qualifier matches with a devastating 15-0 loss to Tajikistan while Afghanistan hammered them 14 goals.With youngest team in the group and physically shaky players, Bhutan look to stop host Nepal in small margin, however Nepal look to end up the carnival with style.Nepal lost its first match against Afghanistan 2-1 after not being able to keep the first half lead while second must win match was ended up as a draw which shattered the hopes.

AFC U-14 Championship Qualifier:Stalemate against Tajikistan ends Nepal’s Qualifying Hope

The AFC U-14 Championship qualifier between Nepal and Tajikistan as Tajikistan's  lead was equalized by Nepal. 
Defender Laxman Pariyar was found culprit to handle the ball in his own box which awarded penalty to Tajikistan U-14 team. Shahrom’s penalty hit the post after fine touch from Nepalese goalkeeper Sojit but the rebound ball landed on Abdulloev Khurshed who placed the ball in empty net in 14th minute. 

Kshitiz Raz was able to mark his perfection with a long range shot which gifted Nepal an equalizer which made the team inseparable at the end of first half. With a must win prospective, Nepal entered the second half in attacking mentality but lacked the final impressions despite good combination in the midfields.Nepal are third in the group behind Afghanistan and Tajikistan which ends up Nepal’s hope to qualify for the final tournament which will be played in 2014.

AFC challenge Cup 2012: India 0-2 Tajikistan

Tajikistan avenged their 2008 AFC Challenge Cup final defeat at the hands of India when the Central Asians won their 2012 edition opener 2-0 at the Dashrath Stadium on Friday.

The Indians started well and could have gone ahead in the 15^th minute when Sushil Kumar Singh's through pass inside the area found Sunil Chhetri alone but his weak shot failed to find the target.

Two minutes later, Sushil Kumar fed Rocus Lamare from the left but the Indian midfielder's shot was well stopped by Tajikistan goalkeeper Alisher Tuychiev.

Chhetri could have drawn first blood a minute later when he received a long pass from midfield but with only Eraj Rajabov to beat but the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup final MVP opted to pass it for Anthony Pereira who shot wildly out.

India kept up the pressure while the Tajiks were restricted to a few speculative long range shots, which largely untroubled custodian Karanjit Singh.

On the half hour mark, Sushil Kumar fed a short pass just on the edge of the area to Chhetri only for the striker to shoot over the bar.

Six minutes before the half time interval, Anthony Pareira  cleverly let the ball through to Chhetri on a counter attack but Tajikistan keeper Tuychiev sensed the danger and raced 50 yards out to avert the impending threat with timely clearance.

Tajikistan had their first real chance in the 53^rd minute when striker Farkhod Tokhirov received a pass inside the area from midfielder Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev only for the forward to shoot straight into the hands of Indian keeper Karanjit.

However, the Tajiks didn't have to wait long and opened the scoring six minutes later when India defender Gouramangi Singh failed to clear the danger and the ball fell Akhtam Khamrakulov, who converted from close range

India suddenly appeared vulnerable and four minutes later it could have been 2-0 only for defender Samir Naik to clear Khamrakulov's shot after Karanjit was beaten.

But Nuriddin Davronov did make it 2-0 for the Tajiks in the 66^th minute when he converted a powerful shot from just outside the box.

AFC Challenge Cup: Tajikistan National Football Team Arrives Tribhuwan International Airport

Tajikistan National Football Team has arrived at Tribhuwan International Airport. They are here to participate in the upcoming AFC Challenge Cup.The National team didn't want to pose for a team pic as they said that they were tired after a long air journey. 
ANFA Officials welcomed the team at TIA. 

Tajikistan are pitted with India, DPR Korea and Philippines in group B of AFC Challenge Cup.Tajikistan played draw againt North korea in asian world cup qualifying in tajikastan.

AFC Challenge Cup 2012: India, Tajikistan To Arrive On Sunday

India National football team and Tajikistan National Football team will arrive Kathmandu on Sunday afternoon to take part in AFC Challenge Cup Football Tournament. Indian team will land TIA via Air India flight AI 215 at 2:55 PM. Tajikistan will land Kathmandu in the evening through FZ 575 flight at 6 PM.

India and Tajikistan are pitted in the same group along with Philippines and DPR Korea. Stay with me to get the exclusive updates of AFC challenge cup 2012.

AFC Challenge Cup 2012: DPR Korea, Tajikistan Play Stalemate in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

The participating teams of AFC Challenge Cup Football Tournament; North Korea and Tajikistan played out 1-1 in the World Cup qualifier played in Tajikistan on Wednesday. DPR took the playful lead in 53rd through spot kick scored by Song Hyok.  While home team Tajikistan equalized the score  in 61st minutes.

DPR Korea and Tajikistan are grouped together in Group B of AFC Challenge Cup Football Tournament which is starting from 8th of March in Kathmandu. Stay with anantasports.blogspot.com to get exclusive updates of AFC Challenge Cup 2012.