Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Goa: Continued improvement is the order of the day from Oman coach Yaqoub Al Sabahi as his side look to build on their strong start at the AFC U-16 Championship India 2016 when they face Korea Republic in Group C at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday.
Arshad Al Alawi and Yousuf Al Malki were both on the scoresheet as two-time winners Oman eased to a 3-0 victory over Malaysia in their opening tie at the continental competition to move to the top of the Group C standings.
But the Gulf nation are likely to come up against much stronger opposition in the form of the 2014 runners-up, who will be desperate to bounce back from a disappointing 2-1 reversal to Iraq in their tournament opener.
“We need to continue to improve our level because our next opponents are very strong,” said Al Sabahi.
“It’s not easy because when we are talking about Korea Republic and Iraq, they are always among the best teams in Asia. I only saw 10-15 minutes of Korea’s game [against Iraq] but they are strong and a very good team.
“But I think we can do better [than the first match]. We made some mistakes and we want to correct them during our preparation for the next game.”
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