AFC Challenge Cup 2012: Nepal Vs Palestine Pre Match Preview

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Group : A


Match: Nepal Vs Maldives 
Venue:Dasrath Stadium
Time: 5 PM NST


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MALDIVES

Maldives

Imran;
Akram, Umair, Rilwan,Shifan;
Arif, Fazeel, Adhuham, Shaafee;
Ashfaq, Mukhthaar
NEPAL

Nepal

Malla;
Rai, Thapa, Chand, Shrestha;
Basnet, Khadka, Silwal, Tamang;
Gurung, Sahukhala







Both teams have lost their opening match so it will be a great chance for both of them to revive their chance to stay in the fray for the second round. So both team will be hungry for a win.
The 2008 SAFF Cup Champions Maldives will be looking to bounce back on track with a win against the hosts after losing the opener to Turkmenistan.
Ahmed Thoriq will miss out for Maldivesfollowing his red card in the last match . Ali Ashfaq will however return after serving out his suspension.

On the other hand, despite going all out in their first match of the competition, Nepal have also lost to Palestine, leaving them hungry for a win.

The two sides will be raring for a win to better their chances to make it through to the semi-finals or the knockout phase of the tournament, having to play another match after Saturday's encounter.
NepalNational football team Coach, Graham Roberts 

"We had a spirited performance against Palestine but squandered some great chances to score so hope things will improve in our next match," the former Englandinternational said.

"I believe that we can beat any team in this competition. Like I always said, we need to believe in ourselves and keep on playing good football, the result will come," continued Roberts, who has no suspensions or injury worries to contend with.

Maldives National Football team Coach, Istavan Urbanyi

"We missed Ali Ashfaq against Turkmenistanbut he would be a great asset for our remainder of the campaign," Urbanyi said.

"It's going to be another tough match but we are ready and we can pull off a great result on Saturday. We hope our boys will stay focused and do the job professionally," he added.


Facts About Two Opponents:

  • The match against Turkmenistan on March 8, 2012, opened Maldives' Challenge Cup record with a 3-1 defeat.
  • Hasan Adhuham of Maldives scored in his first international match i.e the last match.

  • Maldives captain and star striker Ali Ashfaq is also the all time top scorer for his country with 23 goals to his name.
  • After former India coach Stephen Constantine, Graham Roberts is the second Englishman to coach the Nepali national team.
  • Nepal have not surpassed the semi-finals stage in the Challenge Cup history and did not qualify for the tournament in the last edition.
  • Maldives and Nepal have played quite a handful of matches against each other, recent two of which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Last Five matches & Head to Head:
Head to Head
SAFF Championship ‎(SAFF)‎02-Dec-2011Maldives 1 - Nepal 1
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SAFF Championship ‎(SAFF)‎05-Dec-2009Maldives 1 - Nepal 1
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Last Five Matches
 Maldives 
08-Mar-2012Turkmenistan 3 - Maldives 1ACC
09-Dec-2011Maldives 1 - India 3SAFF
06-Dec-2011Maldives 3 - Bangladesh 1SAFF
04-Dec-2011Pakistan 0 - Maldives 0SAFF
02-Dec-2011Maldives 1 - Nepal 1SAFF
 Nepal 
08-Mar-2012Nepal 0 - Palestine 2ACC
09-Dec-2011Afghanistan 1 - Nepal 0SAFF
06-Dec-2011Pakistan 1 - Nepal 1SAFF
04-Dec-2011Nepal 1 - Bangladesh 0SAFF
02-Dec-2011Maldives 1 - Nepal 1SAFF

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