PANAJI: The only celebration you could see was on the sidelines as coach Bibiano Fernandes hugged his assistant, Kanan Priolkar.On the field, India’s U-16 players were left with hardly any energy as they held Indonesia goalless and qualified for the quarterfinals of the AFC U-16 Championship for the first time in 16 years in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.Both teams needed only a draw to qualify from group C but till the closing stages of the match India were on the edge as Indonesia pushed forward for the winner. In the three minutes of added time itself, there were three corner-kicks, but the defence measured up to the challenge.India finished their group engagements with five points from three matches, the same as Indonesia, but will be placed second due to an inferior goal difference. In all certainties, they will face South Korea – leading group D with six points -- on Monday for a place at next year’s Fifa U-17 World Cup in Peru.India’s qualification from a tough group is appreciable. In three matches, India have not conceded a goal, although with two goalless draws against Iran and Indonesia, the only goal India scored was a late penalty against Vietnam. Iran, finalists in 2016, were knocked out despite a 5-0 demolition of Vietnam in the concluding league clash.Backed by their partisan fans, Indonesia enjoyed the upperhand in the initial stages and had a look at the goal in the second minute when David Maulana found space at the top of the box, only for the Indonesian captain to fire wide.Ridge D’Mello and Vikram Partap combined to create an opening a few minutes later but the captain couldn’t keep his header on target.Indonesia continued with their high-pressing game as they attacked India from all fronts but the young Blue Tigers stayed sturdy at the back.After the change of ends, India took charge in the first 15 minutes, and had they been sharp enough in front of goal, could have taken the lead. The first was an attempt from Vikram that missed the target narrowly and another freekick from Bahadur Rana forced a save from goalkeeper Ernando.With the clock ticking away, Indonesia pushed more players forward but the defence led by Shabas Ahammed ensured India got the point that took them to the last-eight stage.“This is a special moment for each and every one back home. The credit goes to all my staff, the grassroots coaches who tutored these kids at a young age, and my players for putting in the hard work day in and day out,” said coach Bibiano Fernandes.