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Manish Dangi's goal sees Nepal beat Laos by the narrowest of margins and qualify for the group stage of the Asian World Cup Qualifiers
Key moments
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We'll have 6 minutes of extra time.
We're taking advantage of the extra time to be determined by the referee.
Nepal manage to get in down the right, but their shot is just wide of the goal. For the time being, Nepal qualify with the scoreline.
Laos swings in a corner from the left, but the Nepalese defense keeps possession.
Laos gets in front on the left, but shoots wide. Nepal sees an effort go off target.
Nepal managed to get in front, but the Laotian goalkeeper saved what would have been the visitors' second goal.
GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAL!
FROM NEPAL! Manish Dangi opens the scoring for Nepal at the start of the second half: 1-0 against Laos.
A Nepal player is yellow carded after a foul in midfield.
RESTARTS!
Ball rolling for the second half of Laos vs. Nepal
HALFTIME!
End of first half for Laos vs. Nepal
Nepal improved towards the end of the first half and were in danger twice, but failed to score. Still 0-0
We're past the first 25 minutes and there's one shot apiece. Laos came closest with a shot on goal.
Nepal are controlling the game with more possession at the moment. The match remains goalless.
Manish Dangi receives Yellow Card
We've now reached the first 10 minutes of the match and the game is still tied at 0-0
START THE GAME
The ball is rolling for Laos x Nepal
5 MINUTES
5 minutes to start the game
Recent confrontations
In recent years, Laos and Nepal have met on 1 occasions. Below you can see a summary of the latest results between the two teams, who will meet on 17/10/2023.
Laos won 0 games
Nepal won 0 matches
1 match ended in a draw
Find all the information on the Laos vs Nepal commentary below - Asian Qualifiers.
Facts
The most common result in matches between Laos and Nepal is 2-1. 2 games have ended with this result.
During the last 3 games, Laos has won 0 times, there has been 1 draw and Nepal has won 2 times.
During the last 3 games, Laos has won 0 times, there has been 1 draw and Nepal has won 2 times.
Guess
Given the lack of quality in both camps, this could be another difficult case. However, Nepal have played more matches this year than Laos and have also achieved slightly better results. Million Elephants will rely on home comforts to prevail, but we're taking a big gamble here, backing Nepal to win, albeit narrowly.
Laos vs Nepal
Playing at home, Laos will probably come flying out of the blocks to take the lead once again and try to increase the pressure on the visitors. Leading striker Bounkong, who scored in the first leg, could lead the Million Elephants' front line once again.
As for Nepal, coach Vincenzo Alberto Annese may opt for more experienced players, such as striker Dinesh Henjan, who only came off the bench in the first leg.
Group H
With the draws for the second round now complete, the winner of this tie will play Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in Group H, along with the winner of Yemen-Sri Lanka.
In the last week
The tie is well in hand after the teams drew 1-1 in Kathmandu earlier in the week.
Bounphachan Bounkong opened the scoring for Laos in the 33rd minute, but Anjan Bista equalized for Nepal three minutes into the second half.
1 HOUR
1 hour to start the game Laos vs Nepal
