Qatar U-23 side in goalless draw with Thailand

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Thursday, October 13th 2016 12:39 AM

DOHA: Qatar played a goalless draw against Thailand in friendly, details showed on Wednesday. The two sides played the friendly in preparation for the U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers to be held next year in July. Coached by Felix Sanchez, the Qatar team played attacking game for most past of the game. The Qatari youngsters missed a couple of easy chances to score in the friendly. In the second half, Qatar players traded a fair number of attacks but Thai players defended well to keep the slate clean. The Qatar juniors will assemble next month to continue their training for future games, team officials confirmed on Wednesday. Felix guided the U-19 side to the AFC Asian Cup glory in October 2014 before taking the same side to the U-20 FIFA World Cup which was held in New Zealand in June 2015.