The positive 1-1 draw overshadowed the result of the UAE’s match with Qatar, which took place at Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah Stadium in Kuwait for the first round of Gulf 26.
The Qatari team took the lead first through Akram Afif, from a penalty kick, after the ball touched the hand of defender Khalifa Al Hammadi, “17”.
Yahya Al-Ghassani equalized the score by scoring the equalizer with a distinguished individual effort after he dribbled past three Qatari defenders and shot into the far left corner of Mishal Barshim’s goal “45+1”.
The advantage came at the beginning of the first half in favor of the Qatari team, with Al-Moez Ali almost giving them the lead for his country after he was alone with goalkeeper Khaled Issa, due to an error by Issam Fayez in the pass, but he put the ball next to the post, “9”.
The UAE national team’s reaction was evident five minutes after Qatar’s goal, when Meloni shot a low shot that the goalkeeper deflected into a corner kick without being exploited.
The advantage then went to the Whites, who pressed successively, until Bruno Oliveira was able to score a goal from an organized attack, but it was canceled due to offside after approval from the mouse (31).
The UAE team’s advantage continued in the second half, but the first real threat came late through Fabio Lima’s shot before he was replaced and the Qatari goalkeeper put it away for a corner kick, “71”.
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