Ahmad Moein (left) was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player and striker Ahmed al-Sadi claimed the Top Scorer award.
Newly-crowned AFC U-19 champions Qatar scooped up the individual awards to add to their maiden title as their captain Ahmad Moein was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player and striker Ahmed al-Sadi claimed the Top Scorer accolade.
Moein wore the armband again for the West Asians as they claimed their first AFC U-19 Championship title yesterday.
The midfielder, who was the cornerstone of his team throughout the tournament, showed an astonishing level of maturity in an all-action display thanks to his cultured passing, fierce tackling and some accurate shooting, most especially against China in the quarter-finals where Moein scored from long-range in a 4-2 victory.
“I am very happy to be Most Valuable Player but all my teammates helped me to achieve this award. Winning an award like this in such a difficult competition is not easy by any means, but thanks to the help of my teammates I have achieved it,” Moein said.
Al-Sadi, showed formidable precision in the group stages of the tournament in particular where his goals almost single-handedly hauled Qatar into the knockout stages. The Belgium-based forward was on the score-sheet in all three games as the West Asians won Group D, scoring against DPR Korea and Iraq before notching a brace against Oman.
