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DOHA: Qatar U-19 national team went down to Benfica 3-0 in a friendly game played in Lisbon. Although Benfica won the match rather easily but Qatar juniors created at least three scoring chances in the first 20 minutes of the friendly, Qatari official said on Tuesday. Benfica coach later praised the Qatari performance, saying he was surprised to see 'excellent short passes' from the visitors. For Qatar Akram Afifi and Fahad Shanan produced excellent understanding on the pitch, a team official of Qatar said.

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