Indonesia beat the Maldives 5-0 and India defeated the United Arab Emirates
1-0 Sunday in Asian qualifiers for the 2002 World Cup.
At Jakarta, Indonesia got goals from Agung Setiabudi (11th minute) and
Kurniawan Dwiyulianto (15th) in the first half, then got a penalty kick from
Bima Sakti in the 50th. Uston Nawawi added a goal in the 60th and Bambang
Pamungkas scored in the 65th.
Indonesia (1-0) took over the Group Nine lead on goal difference from
Maldives (1-1), which beat Cambodia 6-0 last week for its first-ever win in
World Cup qualifying. The Maldives were 0-6 in qualifying for the 1998
tournament, getting outscored 59-0, including a 17-0 loss to Iran.
In a Group Eight game at Bangalore, India, Bhaichung Bhutia scored in the
71st minute for the home team.
In the group's opening game on Saturday, Yemen won 5-0 at Brunei to move
into first place.
Oceania qualifying also began Saturday, with a pair of Group One games at
Coffs Harbour, Australia. Fiji routed American Samoa 13-0 and Tonga beat Somoa
1-0.
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