{"id":17100,"date":"2019-03-28T18:55:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T09:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/?p=17100"},"modified":"2019-03-28T18:56:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T09:56:37","slug":"sea-best-xi-afc-u23-qualification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/2019\/03\/28\/sea-best-xi-afc-u23-qualification\/","title":{"rendered":"SEA Best XI &#8211; AFC U23 Qualification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out the best South-East Asian players who starred during the recent AFC U23 Qualifying Campaign:<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div id=\"tribe-slideshow-wrap-17101\" data-id=\"17101\"\n             class=\"slideshow slideshow_id_17101\">\n            <div class=\"tribe-slideshow\" id=\"slideshow17101\">\n                                <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/55471885_416687395545356_1237779698914689024_n-800x450.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '17100';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <h2>Goalkeeper<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Bui Tien Dung<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality:\u00a0<\/strong>Vietnam<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>22<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club: <\/strong>Hanoi FC<\/p>\n<p>The goalkeeper, typically an understudy to Dang Van Lam for the senior team, came into his own right in a phenomenal fashion this tournament. Vietnam went through the entire qualifying campaign without conceding a single goal, finishing on top of a very challenging group.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/55807424_272314377038019_1511433888071680000_n-800x533.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '17100';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <h2>Center Back<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Shinnaphat Leeaoh<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality:<\/strong> Thailand<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>22<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club:\u00a0<\/strong>Chiangrai United<\/p>\n<p>Aggressive, fearless and resolute. Shinnaphat was handed the captains' armband prior to the tournament and he did himself proud, directing the defense with his leadership and great organization skills.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/55541990_269634950592621_418902733202915328_n-800x533.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '17100';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <h2>Center Back<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Irfan Fandi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality:\u00a0<\/strong>Singapore<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>21<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club:\u00a0<\/strong>BG Pathum United (Thailand)<\/p>\n<p>Singapore had a tough group, playing against Hong Kong, Mongolia, and North Korea. They struggled a little bit to face the energetic and speedy gameplay by the sides from East Asia. But the contribution of Irfan helped the team maintain a strong defensive line. The center back even scored one goal during the competition as the young Lions won 3-1 in their last match.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/55658727_266867587392774_6693179727307341824_n-800x450.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '17100';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <h2>Center Back<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Bagas Adi Nugroho<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality:\u00a0<\/strong>Indonesia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>22<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club:\u00a0<\/strong>Bhayangkara FC<\/p>\n<p>After being trashed 4-0 by Thailand, Indra Sjafri changed his center back composition and placed Bagas Adi alongside Nurhidayat for the next two games. The defense looked more organized as Bagas \u00a0Bagas has an ability to lead his teammates from the back, maintain the game's tempo or even start attacks from his spot through the midfielders and strikers.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/55684198_2240051569385205_3855521983328419840_n-800x530.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '17100';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <h2>Right Midfielder<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Safawi Rasid<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality:\u00a0<\/strong>Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>22<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club:\u00a0<\/strong>Johor Darul Ta'zim<\/p>\n<p>Safawi played well during the campaign, and scored an important goal during the second match against Laos. He did everything that was asked of him. His abilities and game-changing potential have made him a standout for the Tigers.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/55564294_341166023170059_8515650156203343872_n-800x533.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '17100';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <h2>Central Midfielder<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Wisarut Imura<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality:\u00a0<\/strong>Thailand<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>21<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club:\u00a0<\/strong>Bangkok United<\/p>\n<p>The tireless midfielder did well to cancel the opposition's attacks. His short passing ability also kept the teams' rhythm flowing when his side went forward.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/56295337_358803831386434_5878803393400537088_n-1-800x554.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '17100';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <h2>Central Midfielder<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Nik Akif<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality:\u00a0<\/strong>Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>19<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club:\u00a0<\/strong>Kelantan<\/p>\n<p>The 19 years old midfielder from Kelantan played well during qualification campaign. He made sure his counterparts did not have an easy time in the middle of the park and always distributed the ball to the left or right flank to help Malaysia get in good positions. He wass one of the top performance during the last game against China.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/55541900_339053256736943_8505640558826356736_n-800x521.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '17100';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <h2>Left Midfielder<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Doan Van Hau<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality:\u00a0<\/strong>Vietnam<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>20<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club:\u00a0<\/strong>Hanoi FC<\/p>\n<p>Good at both defense and attack, the versatile player recorded important assist for Duc Chinh to score the opening goal against Thailand<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/55451657_1151410755038194_1010914831940714496_n-800x449.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '17100';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <h2>Attacking Midfielder<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Nguyen Quang Hai<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality:\u00a0<\/strong>Vietnam<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>22<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club:\u00a0<\/strong>Hanoi FC<\/p>\n<p>Quang Hai was the heart of this Vietnam team, as he played a crucial role in all 3 matches. He scored a goal in the match against Brunei and recorded two assists against Thailand and Indonesia.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/55764318_857048901304121_315228948596260864_n-800x696.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '17100';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <h2>Striker<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Dimas Drajad<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality:\u00a0<\/strong>Indonesia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>21<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club:\u00a0<\/strong>TIRA-Persikabo<\/p>\n<p>The striker put in a sensational performance in Indonesia's final match against Brunei after getting his chance off the subs bench. After scoring for his side, Dimas was forced to play as an emergency goalkeeper after M. Riyandi was sent off. During his time between the sticks, Dimas kept out a penalty to earn his nation their only three points during the qualifying campaign.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/54799796_285186215741780_5240774576966729728_n-1.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '17100';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <h2>Striker<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Supachai Jaided<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality:\u00a0<\/strong>Thailand<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>20<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club:\u00a0<\/strong>Buriram United<\/p>\n<p>Supachai scored a brace in the opening fixture against Indonesia before notching up a hat-trick over Brunei. A red card against rival Vietnam was a massive let down for Supachai and the Thai fans. Still, we must not let this dampen what the young striker has achieved in this tournament.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-5 col-4\">\n                        <div class=\"swiper-button-prev\">\n                        <span class=\"fas fa-chevron-left\"\n                              aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-2 col-4\">\n                        <div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-5 col-4\">\n                        <div class=\"swiper-button-next\">\n                        <span class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"\n                              aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"text-content\">\n        \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out the best South-East Asian players who starred during the recent AFC U23 Qualifying Campaign:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":17105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-southeast-asia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}