Kuwait National Team Loses to Saudi Arabia in U-17 Gulf Cup Football Tournament
Kuwait lost to Saudi Arabia 2-0, while Egypt defeated Iraq 5-0 in the U-17 Gulf Cup
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Doha, October 26 (KUNA) — Kuwait’s national team suffered a 2-0 defeat to Saudi Arabia on Monday, while Egypt’s team secured a 5-0 victory over Iraq in the Gulf Cup for Under-17 football championship.
In the first match, held at the Saudi bin Abdulrahman Stadium in the Qatari capital, Saudi Arabia took a 1-0 lead in the first half through Abdulaziz Youssef in the 14th minute. Youssef added a second goal in the 59th minute of the second half, sealing the win for Saudi Arabia.
Kuwait had previously lost their opening tournament match to Egypt 3-0, and suffered the same scoreline against Iraq. The Blue Team will face Yemen on Thursday in their final group-stage match.
In the second match, hosted at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Egypt dominated Iraq with a 5-0 victory. Goals for Egypt were scored by Abdulaziz Saeed (two), Ziad Omar, and Khaled Mokhtar (two). With this result, Egypt advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament. (End) s s s / r j
