Erchim advances to final stage of President’s Cup

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Mongolian champion Erchim football club has qualified for the next round with their goalless last Group C match in the AFC President’s Cup Qualifiers in Ulaanbaatar on Monday. Their last match against Nepal’s national champion Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) ended 0-0, after MMC reduced to ten men in the arena when Saheed Aziz saw a yellow card in 80th minute of the match. With this result, MMC topped the group with more goals compare to Erchim Club of Mongolia, while Cambodia’s Svay Rieng was placed at the bottom of the group list. Altogether 11 teams from the emerging countries of Asia are divided into three groups in the qualifiers round. MMC, Svay Rieng and Erchim are grouped in Group C while Sri Lanka Air Force, Pakistan’s KRL, Bangladesh’s Sheikh Russel and Bhutan’s Ugyen Academy are drawn in Group A. Similarly, Philippines’s Ceres, Turkmenistan’s HTTU Asgabat, China’s Tatung and North Korea’s Rimyongsu are in Group B. Matches of Group A and B are expected to take place on May 6 – 11 in Sri Lanka and Philippines, and winners and runner-ups of each group will qualify for the final stage of AFC President’s Cup that is to take place on September 22-28.