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The AFC.comDural Warriors 3-6 Thai Son NamTuesday, 16 April 2013Shah Alam: Vietnamese side Thai Son Nam grabbed the last qualifying slot for the finals of the AFC Futsal Club Championship 2013 after recording a come-from-behind 6-3 win over Australian Dural Warriors on Tuesday’s third-place playoff match played at the Panasonic Sports Complex.
The Vietnamese who had an easy game against the same opponents in the group stages with a 6-2 win, had to come from behind in an action-packed encounter in which the referees had to show three red cards; two to the Australians and one to the Vietnamese.
Despite a flattering scoreline at the end, the match was evenly contested with the Australians taking the initial charges. They went a goal ahead as early as in the first minute of the match after Tobias Seeto capitalized on a poor clearance from Thai Son Nam goalie Ngo Dinh Thuan.
Luu Quynh Toan made it 1-1 in the 9th minute in a silky Thai Son Nam counter-attack but they went behind again after a clever finish by Jarrod Basger ended at the back of the net in the 11th minute.
The Vietnamese found their rhythm back in the second half and the Spanish import Alberto Riquer implied all his experiences to grab an equalizer from the tight angle in the 21st minute.
Thai Son Nam went ahead for the first time in the match through Nguyen Bao Quan, when Dural Warriors were playing with less men on the pitch following the red card to Zach Caruana. After taking the lead, the Vietnamese were in total control in the match and netted three more goals.
“We started the match timidly and were under pressure in the beginning but what pleased me today was that we stuck to the Vietnamese brand of futsal and if Vietnam teams play their futsal, they are hard to beat,” Thai Son Nam’s Italian coach Sergio Gargelli, who gambled a partly injured Spanish star Riquer for the second match in running, told www.the-afc.com.
“The key reason for our good day in the office today was our reliance on speed and movement which made it difficult for the Australians to get the space they wanted.
“To be very honest, our goal was definitely to qualify for the finals so it’s target achieved. Anything beyond that would have been disaster financially for us so I am glad that we will be continuing playing in the finals.
“The team would be more or less same but we may need to find a replacement for Inaba (Kotaro) as he is joining his Japanese futsal club after this competition and it looks like he won’t be available for the finals,” he added.
GoalsDural Warriors --- Thai Son Nam
Tobias Seeto 1' --- Luu Quynh Toan 8', 36'
Jarrod Basger 11', 38' --- Alberto Riquer Anton 21', 39'
--- Nguyen Bao Quan 26'
--- Phung Trong Luan 28'
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The AFC.comChonburi Bluewave 7-1 Shenzhen NanlingTuesday, 16 April 2013Shah Alam: Chonburi Bluewave finished atop the AFC Futsal Championship 2013 Zone 2 Qualifiers after convincingly defeating Chinese outfit Shenzhen Nanling 7-1 on Tuesday at the Panasonic Sports Complex.
With both the sides qualified for the tournament proper to be held in Nagoya in August, Chonburi rested their star player Kirtsada Wongkaeo but his absence did not deter the Thais as they were in total control throughout the game.
The Thai champions took the lead in the second minute with a neat finishing from Lertchai Issarasuwipakorn after he received an accurate pass from Rudimar Venancio who had three assists in the match.
Chonburi scored one more goal in the 14th and this time it was tournament’s joint top scorer and Thai international Suphawut Thueanklang who headed home his sixth goal of the tournament.
Shenzhen conceded one more goal with seconds remaining in the first half through Thueanklang’s seventh of the tournament. Later, he joined his teammate Wongkaeo by completing a hat-trick and taking his own tally to eight goals.
Shenzhen pulled a consolation goal through their leading goalscorer Danilo Moura in the second half.
“They are very tough and strong opponents and it was not easy to find spaces in their area,” Shenzhen coach Wu Zhuoxi told www.the-afc.com.
“Now we are in the finals and we are determined to work harder in the next four months so that we can give a serious challenge.
We need to improve on our passing, defence and more importantly freekicks. At the moment we are behind from Thai teams but we have a potential to grow.
His counterpart Pazos Mendez was happy with his side’s clinical finish by winning all their matches.
“It was a great competition and we were dominant over all the opponents throughout but the finals are a different ball game.
“We were superior than the Australian side Dural Warriors in the semi-final and we also had two great matches against Shenzhen Nanling so overall I am very happy with our efforts.
“But there are rooms to improve. We need to be more clinical. This team has the potential to win the finals but they have to keep working hard,” he quipped.
GoalsChonburi Bluewave --- Shenzhen Nanling
Suphawut Thueanklang 14', 20' 36' --- Lu Yue 28'
Lertchai Issarasuwipakorn 1'
Madyalan Don 27'
Ulid Rossanakarn 30'
Apiwat Chaemcharoen 40'
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