KATHMANDU, Oct 31: Nepal U-19 is into the second half of their Group A match against host nation Kyrgyzstan AFC U-19 qualifiers at Bishkek. Nepal is trailing by a goal scored by Krygyz's Borubaev Gulzhigit on 21' minutes.
Arpan Karki, Biswas Udas, Bikash Khawash, Rejin Subba, Suman Aryal, Roman Limbu, Ashok Thapa, Dinesh Henjan, Abhishek Rijal, Sesehang Amgdambe, Arik Bista started today's match. Arik Bista was replaced by Prezen Tamang at the half-hour mark by Nepal.
Nepal is pitted in Group A beginning their qualification campaign followed by Bahrain two days later. Likewise, the young team will compete against UAE on November 4 and Oman in its last match on November 8. A total of 43 Asian nations that are divided into ten groups is competing in the qualifiers. Top two teams from each group will join host Indonesia in the final round next year.