Nepal holds Lanka to a goalless draw
April 12, 2011 10:18 am
Nepal held Sri Lanka goalless to qualify for the 2012 AFC
Challenge Cup finals behind DPR Korea on Monday.
DPR Korea downed Afghanistan 2-0 to top the group with nine points while Nepal,
who had three points going into the final game, finished with four.
Nepal dominated the proceedings but their attacks were thwarted by a spirited
Sri Lankan defence.
Nepal coach Graham Roberts, however, said that his side didn’t play for a draw.
“We didn’t play the match for a draw. We wanted to win the match by a clear
margin. We were playing an attacking game and had to change to defensive
formation in the last 20 minutes,” he told reporters.
“It was a hectic schedule and the boys are tired but I am happy the way my
players played in these matches.”
Earlier, Choe Kum Chol gave DPR Korea the lead at the stroke of half time and
Ri Chol Myong made it 2-0 eight minutes after the hour mark to make it three in
a row for Yun Jong Su’s side.
DPR Korea and Nepal joined Palestine, Philippines, India, Turkmenistan,
Maldives and Tajikistan in the eight-team finals. (AFC)
