Al-Arabi defeats Al-Batin, and Al-Qadsia to face WA Tlemcen tomorrow

Abdulaziz Jasim - Hadi Al-Anzi

Kuwait Club’s first football team defeated English second-division side Barnet 3-2 in a match played yesterday in London, as part of the “White Team’s” training camp, which concludes on August 15. Kuwait’s goals were scored by Mubarak Al-Mohammadi, Faisal Zayed, and Mohammed Daham.

White Team coach Alexandre Santos relied on a starting lineup in the first half that included Saud Al-Houshan in goal, Hassan Hamdan, Arsene Zola, Mohsen Falah, Mohammed Faraih, Vinicius, Ahmed Al-Dhafiri, Amr Abdel Fattah (“Amouri”), Ibrahim Kamel, Mohammed Marhoon, and Mubarak Al-Mohammadi. The first half was evenly contested, but Barnet emerged ahead with a two-goal lead.

In the second half, Santos fielded a different lineup, following the pattern of the previous two matches. The new lineup featured Abdulrahman Kamel in goal, Sami Al-Sanaa, Mehdi Barhuma, Arsene Zola, Ali Hussein, Abdullah Al-Qarazi, Reda Hani, Faisal Zayed, Mohammed Daham, Hamad Al-Sanousi, and Youssef Nasser.

For his part, Al-Qadsieh agreed to face Algerian club WA Tlemcen (Wafaq Setif) tomorrow, marking the team’s third friendly match in its Turkey training camp. The camp will conclude with a fourth match before the team returns to Kuwait on August 18.

Meanwhile, Al-Fahaheel lost to Egyptian side Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab 1-3 in their second match during their training camp in Alexandria, Egypt. The “Red Team’s” goal was scored by Brazilian striker Vitor da Silva. The team had previously drawn 1-1 with Al-Sekka Al-Hadid in their first friendly match last week.

Al-Fahaheel is scheduled to play two more friendly matches before returning to the country on August 17, in preparation for the Zain Premier League, which kicks off on August 25.

In other news, Kazma Club’s first football team will play its third friendly match in its camp in Izmit, Turkey, when it faces Bahraini side Al-Khalidiya at 5:00 p.m. today. This match is part of the team’s preparations for the Zain Premier League, starting on August 25, and the Gulf Club Champions Cup, whose draw will take place on August 24.

The “Orange Team” has already played two friendlies, drawing 2-2 with Qatari side Al-Waeb and defeating Saudi side Al-Raed 4-1. They face a fourth and final friendly against Algerian club CS Constantine (Olympique de Chlef) next Thursday before returning to the country on Friday.

Kazma’s squad is now complete following the arrival of Senegalese midfielder Amath Ndao, who missed the beginning of the camp due to difficulties obtaining a visa to enter Turkey. Ndao has participated in several training sessions and will be available for today’s match.

On another note, Al-Nassr announced the schedule for its friendly matches during its current training camp in Cairo. The team will play three matches, all against Egyptian clubs. The first will be against El Tersana on Wednesday, the second against Ceramica Cleopatra on August 15, and the friendlies will conclude with a match against GE (Al-Gharafa) on August 20.