Uzbekistan hands Qatar defeat in Olympic friendly

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Sunday, March 26th 2017 05:34 AM

DOHA: Qatar juniors lost 3-1 Uzbekistan in an Olympics squad friendly at Al Ahli Stadium. The game was part of Qatar’s preparation plans ahead of the AFC Under-23 qualifiers to be played in July. Zubihlio Urenbov scored first for the visitors while Qatar’s Salah Alihari produced the equalizer. An intriguing battle was witnessed but both sides walked off the pitch with a 1-1 card. The situation changed in the second half, when the Uzbek team attacked with aggression. Jasur Yashiboyev and Yazen Naim managed to scored two more goals for the Uzbek side. Qatar’s Spanish coach Felix Sanchez made several changes in the second half to give his players the opportunity to get match practice. Qatar squad: Yousif Hussein, Salah Al Lahari, Omar Al Emadi, Ahmed Moin, Mishal Al Shammari, Jasim Al Jalabi, Abdul Rahman Anad, Assem Madibo, Abdul Aziz Metwally, Abdul Hamid Anad and Khalid Munir. The Uzbekistan match is part of the new Al-Anabi Olympic Games, which began on 12 th. The players participated in the day-to-day training. The team played a number of joint exercises with Annabi. He also had a strong experience with Al Annabi, who lost 2-1. The team has played several camps since the end of last year and played several friendly matches with the teams of Oman, China, Thailand, Hong Kong and the Qatari national team. Our team is preparing for the third group qualifying for the AFC U-23 World Cup in Doha next July. The team includes India, Syria and Turkmenistan. The finals will be held in China in January 2018. The Olympic team will play a second friendly on 28 December in Doha against the Canadian team.