Nepal VS Macau Today | AFC Solidarity Cup Final
Kathmandu : Nepal are sure of winning the AFC Solidarity Cup when they confront Macau in the last of the competition at the Sarawak Stadium in Kuching, Malaysia on Tuesday.
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In the event that Nepal lifts the trophy on Tuesday it will be the greatest accomplishment in their history. Their best universal achievement have been constrained to South Asian locales. The triumph will likewise imply that they secure third progressive flatware this year in the wake of winning the Bangabandhu Gold Cup in Dhaka and South Asian (SA) Games gold award in Guwahati, India.
Nepal head mentor Gyotoki Koji was hopeful of keeping the triumphant energy and win the lady title of the opposition. "It is a decent open door for us to be the champions. This is the principal AFC Solidarity Cup and we need to be the main champions," said the Japanese mentor. "We don't have damage issues in the group yet the players are drained as we didn't have a solitary match for five months before coming into the opposition," said Koji.
Nepal's street to last was smooth as they began with a goalless draw against Timor-Leste before completing Group "An" as champs with a persuading 3-0 win over Brunei. In any case, Nepal were tried as far as possible by Laos in the semi-finals where goalkeeper Kiran Chemjong stood tall in the sudden death round sparing the initial two spot kicks. Nepal won 3-0 in shootouts after an exciting 2-2 draw following 120 minutes.
In the five matches between the two sides, Nepal has won thrice, lost once and the other match was drawn. The last time these two sides met was amid the AFC Challenge Cup coordinate in 2008 which saw Nepal record a 3-2 win. Nepal sits 186th in FIFA positioning, tenth position above Macau and has scored 16 objectives against its last adversary while surrendering seven objectives.
Macau mentor Tam Iao San said his side would battle until the last minute to lift the title. "Nepal is a solid and adjust team.But that does not mean we are bad. The two of us need to lift the trophy however I have requested that my players not take a lot of weight," he said.
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