INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - Japan defeated Iran 3-0 on Thursday to book a place at the 2023 AFC U17 Asian Cup final.The three-time AFC U-16 Championship
winners advanced to the final with an accomplished performance at the Thammasat Stadium.In the 10th minute, Gakuto Kawamura beat Esmaeil
Gholizadeh on the left, putting in a low cross that was met by Ryunosuke Yada, who capped his late run with a left-footed first-time finish
whistled into the bottom left corner from 20 yards to seal a 3-0 win for Japan.The East Asians will now face either Korea Republic or
Uzbekistan on Sunday at the Pathum Thani Stadium.
