Qatar Olympic side draw against Kyrgyzstan in opener

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Tuesday, July 4th 2017 01:25 AM

DOHA: Playing aggressive football for most part of the game, Qatar's Olympic side on Friday produced a slick 3-3 draw against Kyrgyzstan in the opening match of the Three-Nation International Football Tournament. The match was played at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium as the home team continued with its series of preparations for the Asian Cup qualifiers to be played later this month. The tournament has been brought together by the Qatar Football Association (QFA) to give the Qatar Under-23 players - coached by Felix Sanchez - some much-needed practice ahead of the Asian Cup qualifiers. The first game was strong and distinct from the visitors who lead 3-1 win over Qatar after two goals from Kyrgyzstan by du Cheikhov in the 17th minute and DuĊĦinko in the 20th minute. Al-Annabi responded with a three-goal blitz by Tamim Al-Muhaizah in the 24th minute. Later Ahmed Al-Saadi and Ahmad Moin scored from two penalty kicks in the 35th and 39th minutes. The tournament matches will be held at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium and Aspire pitch number 7, QFA said. In the lead-up to the event, Qatar beat Singapore 3-0 in a friendly played at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. In another friendly played at Aspire pitch number 7, Qatar won 2-0 against the same opponents.