Qatar defeat hosts South Korea in U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers

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September 6, 2023
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6-September-2023

Qatar defeat hosts South Korea in U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers

Changwon: Qatar kicked off their AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 Qual-ifiers   campaign   in   style   blanking hosts South Korea 2-0 in their opening Group  B  match  at  Changwon    Football    Center    yesterday.     The match saw  the  visitors  stunning  the  home  crowd  in  the  38th minute when forward Ahmed Al Rawi broke the deadlock to put Qatar 1-0 ahead.

The Young Taeguk Warriors showed determination and grit in  the  second  half  but  despite  chances  to  get  back  into  the  game, just could not find a way past Yousef Abdullah in Qatar’s goal.

Qatar took advantage to add a second via Tameen Mansour Alabdulla in the 68th minute to seal the victory.

Korea Republic will aim to get their first points when they meet Kyrgyz Republic on Saturday while Qatar will look to maintain their winning    momentum    against    Myanmar. Qatar will play their last match of the  single  round-robin  tournament against Kyrgyzstan on September 12.Earlier,  it  was  a  belter  of  an  opening  match  in  Group  B  as  Myanmar  and  Kyrgyz  Republic  played out an entertaining 1-1 draw to  claim  their  first  point  in  the  Qualifiers.

Myanmar, who are aiming to make a return to a Finals they last featured in back in 2013, struck the opening goal through Kaung Htet Paing in the 23rd minute to give Aung Naing’s side the lead at half time.

Kyrgyz Republic came out the better side in the second half and eventually found  their  equaliser  through    defender    Khristiian    Brauzman  in  the  52nd  minute  to  secure a valuable point.