Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Vientiane: Kuwait made it three wins out of three in Group G of the second round of joint-qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup/2019 AFC Asian Cup with a hard-earned 2-0 victory over Laos on Tuesday.
Having edged Lebanon 1-0 in Saida before a 9-0 hammering of an out-of-sorts Myanmar, who are led by former Kuwait coach Radojko Avramovic, Al Azraq went into Tuesday’s meeting with an improving Laos joint top of the Group G standings alongside Korea Republic, with Nabil Maaloul’s side boasting an identical record with the 2015 AFC Asian Cup runners-up.
And Kuwait reached the midway point of their campaign with a 100% record as a first-half strike from Yousef Naser and a Bader Al Motawaa penalty late in the second half consigned Laos to their third defeat in four matches. However, Korea Republic's subsequent 3-0 win in Lebanon saw them go top with Kuwait in second on goal difference.
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