"U-17 Blue" Loses Chance to Qualify for Asian Cup
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Oman U-17 national team loses to Lebanon 1-4 in Asian Cup qualifiers.
Translated by Alqyas from Al-Anba — Original source
Kuwait’s U-17 national football team missed its chance to qualify for the Asian Cup after a 4-1 defeat to Lebanon at the Al-Saada Sports Complex stadium in Salalah, Oman, in the third round of Group 7 of the qualifiers. In the same group, host nation Oman defeated Brunei Darussalam 10-0. The “Blue Team” currently sits fourth with one point, with two matches remaining. Lebanon tops the table with nine points, followed by Bahrain in second with four points, Oman in third with three points, and Brunei in fifth and last with no points. The winner of each of the seven qualifying groups advances to the finals. In the match between Kuwait and Lebanon, the “Blue Team” initially sought to score through Bader Al-Dawood and Mohammed Al-Jad’an, but Lebanon scored three goals through Malik Morkos (34th and 69th minutes) and Mohammed Hamieh (54th minute). Hassan Al-Mulla reduced the deficit by scoring Kuwait’s only goal (81st minute). Kuwait’s Hassan Al-Attiyah received a red card from UAE referee Suhail Al-Mulla (89th minute). Lebanon’s Hussein Kurdi scored the fourth goal for his team in stoppage time (90+6).
