A look ahead to U-17 Youth Cup Final Round

Sixteen groups, fifteen video games, six days. The closing spherical of the U-17 Youth Cup 2022-23 will kick off on January 23, in Hyderabad, and there’s hope that the week-long event will produce motion to rival the earlier spherical.

A glut of targets had outlined the group levels of the event, the Punjab State FA U-17 group scoring probably the most of any group within the competitors. Their 20 targets in 4 video games is three greater than Garhwal FC, and 4 greater than Sudeva Delhi FC. Sudeva’s 16 although have are available in a mere three video games, their targets per recreation — a whopping 5.33 — far superior to all else.

These three groups have additionally unfold their targets round, Punjab’s 20 targets scored by 10 totally different gamers whereas Garhwal and Sudeva’s targets coming from the boots of 9 and 7 totally different gamers respectively. While these groups boast of aim variety, for Himalayan FC Kinnaur, targets have come primarily from their striker Christian Lalthazuala. Lalthazuala has scored greater than half (7 of 13) of his group’s targets within the group stage and goes into the ultimate spherical because the participant most in type, and the one to cease. Eight of the 16 groups which have certified for the ultimate spherical have gamers who characteristic within the high 10 goalscorers of the group stage.

Statistically, KR Football Leaders Club have been the quickest starters of the lot. Two of their gamers, Krishn Kumar and Akshansh Kumar Munda characteristic within the ten quickest targets scored within the group stage. Classic Football Academy’s Gogocha Chungkham holds the document for the quickest aim within the group stage although, the defender’s strike in opposition to Gauhati Town Club coming nearly straight from the kick-off.

Qualification and dominance hasn’t simply been secured purely on feats of goalscoring although. Zinc Football Club are but to concede a aim within the U-17 Youth Cup. A watertight defence has ensured that their 12 targets stay unanswered to this point.

Zinc’s miserly defence is in sharp distinction to Rajasthan United FC, who managed a single clear sheet of their 4 video games, conceding 4 targets within the group stage. Despite that, the membership ended up with a +9 aim distinction, a far cry from Odisha FC, whose six targets conceded have been probably the most of any group within the closing 16. Their aim distinction was the explanation they completed second of their group.

Muthoot Football Academy are, to this point, main the fairplay charts, having gathered only a single yellow card within the group stage. Rajasthan have been among the many worst, amassing eight yellow playing cards of their 4 video games. None of the 16 qualifiers have had a participant despatched off but.

Ten of the ultimate 16 have but to lose a recreation within the competitors. Garhwal FC, Minerva Punjab FC and Zinc Football Academy, are the one groups with an immaculate document, successful each recreation they’ve performed. Hosts Sreenidi Deccan are amongst these but to be crushed. The Hyderabad-based outfit topped their group, having received three and drawn one recreation within the competitors.

Matches:

January 23: Gandhinagar FC vs Techtro Swades United FC

January 23: Himalayan FC Kinnaur vs Rajasthan United FC

January 23: KR Football Leaders vs Punjab State FA U-17

January 23: Classic Football Academy vs Minerva Academy

January 24: Sreenidi Deccan FC vs Sudeva Delhi FC

January 24: Corbett FC vs Zinc Football Academy

January 24: Chennaiyin FC vs Garhwal FC

January 24: Odisha FC vs Muthoot Football Academy

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