Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Abu Dhabi: Colombia claimed their second Asian scalp in the space of four days on Monday when the 2014 FIFA World Cup quarter-finalists defeated Kuwait 3-1 in an international friendly in the UAE.
Toulouse midfielder Abel Aguilar volleyed home his seventh international goal 22 minutes into the match at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium only for Mesead Al Enzi to level for Kuwait on the stroke of half-time.
A long-range Edwin Cardona strike put the Colombians 2-1 up in the 68th minute before Manchester United loanee Radamel Falcao, who scored two and set up another in Colombia’s 6-0 win over Bahrain on Thursday, sealed the 3-1 victory from the penalty spot six minutes later.
Kuwait are building up to the joint FIFA 2018 World Cup/AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualifiers which start in June, with 1980 AFC Asian Cup winners learning their opponents on April 14 at the preliminary draw in Kuala Lumpur.
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