Asian Youth Games preliminaries kick off

SINGAPORE: The football preliminary rounds in the inaugural Asian Youth Games in Singapore kicked off on Saturday.

The boys from South Korea trumped their opponents from Pakistan 2-0 in their Group B encounter. South Korea scored in the 9th and 43rd minutes.

In other preliminary matches, China thrashed Myanmar 7-3; North Korea beat Thailand 3-2; and Saudi Arabia were 3-1 victors over the team from Laos.

For this tournament, each half of a football match lasts 40 minutes instead of the usual 45 minutes.

Matches will resume on Monday.

- CNA/ir

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