DUSHANBE, 01.11.2017 /NIAT “Khovar”/. The qualifying tournament of the Asian Youth Championship-2018 in group “B” started in Hissor on October 31st. The youth team of Tajikistan (up to 19) played draw in a debut with Bangladesh — 0: 0. NIAT “Khovar” was reported by the press service of the Football Federation of Tajikistan.

According to the source, another match of this group between the teams of Maldives and Sri Lanka was ended with an effective draw — 2: 2.

The matches of the second round will be played in the Dushanbe Central Republican Stadium on Thursday, November 2nd. Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan will play at 12:00 and Maldives and Bangladesh – at 15:00. The youth team of Tajikistan will hold its next match in the Asian championship-2018 qualifying tournament against the team of Sri Lanka on Saturday, November 4. This match will be held in the Dushanbe Central Republican Stadium at 15:00.

We will recall that the winners of 10 groups and 5 teams, ranked second in their groups with the best results, will advance to the final part of the Asian Championship-2018 to be held next year in Indonesia.