Yangon, Myanmar: A Than Paing goal was enough to take hosts Myanmar into the semi-final of the AFC U-19 Championship for the first time since 1971, after the home nation defeated the United Arab Emirates 1-0 in Friday's quarter-final at Thuwunna Youth Training Centre Stadium. Having only scored in only one previous game in the tournament, their 3-0 victory over fellow quarter-finalists Thailand in the group stage, Myanmar made the crucial breakthrough on 53 minutes through striker Than Paing which proved to be enough for their historic victory. The win for the Group A runners-up not only returns the seven-time-champions to the semi-finals but also qualifies them for a place at the FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played next year in New Zealand, for the first time in the nation's history. Myanmar will now take on Qatar next Monday for a place in the final.