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China held goalless in Philippines
    2019-10-17  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

CHINA was held goalless in the Philippines in Asian World Cup qualifying Tuesday, while the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and South Korea played out a surreal 0-0 draw in front of an empty stadium and with no TV coverage.

On a busy night of qualifiers for Qatar 2022, Marcello Lippi’s China was frustrated as it was held to a scoreless draw away to the Philippines.

The hosts had former English Premier League goalkeeper Neil Etheridge to thank for at the Panaad Stadium.

The 29-year-old Filipino, who missed the hosts’ first two qualifiers due to injury, delivered a standout performance in goal with several saves, including one in stoppage time from Hao Junmin’s strike. Captain Stephan Schrock led by example with a workmanlike display as the Azkals achieved their biggest result to date.

China had one final attempt to leave with a win, but the 91st-minute corner went straight into the hands of Etheridge to seal the draw and secure the first points for the Philippines against China in three matches.

Brazilian-born Ai Kesen joined Espanyol striker Wu Lei in the lineup along with Yang Xu, but they were the only three strikers as Wei Shihao and Yang Liyu were cut from the 23-man squad announced by Lippi few hours before the kickoff.

The Philippines now sits third in Group A with one win, one draw and one defeat, while China is still unbeaten with two wins and a draw.

China next plays Syria, its main group rival, Nov. 14 in an away match while the Philippines will fly to Male to take on the Maldives.

Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min captained South Korea for its first competitive men’s match in Pyongyang, but it was an odd affair with no fans or media at the Kim Il Sung Stadium.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino was one of the few people in attendance for the rare game between the two Koreas, which remain technically at war.

He was one of the lucky ones — South Korean fans will be unable to see the game until the delegation returns from Pyongyang with a recording of the game on DVD.

There was more action elsewhere as Adam Taggart, Jackson Irvine and Harry Souttar scored two apiece in Australia’s 7-1 rout of Chinese Taipei.

Taggart scored twice in seven first-half minutes in Kaohsiung — his first goals for Australia in six years, after injury threatened to derail his career.

Chen Yi-wei pulled one back for the hosts before Irvine grabbed two goals of his own, the first from a cool half-volley and the second with a close-range header.

Souttar got the third Australian brace of the night, either side of Jamie Maclaren’s strike, to complete the demolition job.

Also, Japan’s Takumi Minamino scored twice and Takuma Asano got the other as the Samurai Blue defeated Tajikistan 3-0 in Dushanbe.

Iraq’s 4-0 thrashing of Cambodia was highlighted by Amjad Attwan’s belter which flew 25 meters and into the top corner past goalkeeper Keo Soksela.  (SD-Agencies)

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