AFC U17 Asian Cup
Oman revived their hopes after breezing 10-0 past Brunei Darussalam.
Oman 10-0 Brunei Darussalam
Oman came into the match after losing 2-1 to Lebanon while Brunei Darussalam were looking to respond after heavy defeats against Lebanon and Bahrain.
The West Asian side threatened in the 18th minute when Bashar Al Shamsi’s curling effort forced goalkeeper Muhd Fashya to tip the ball behind for a corner, with Abdul Rahman Al Hashemi then breaking the deadlock with a glancing header.
Oman doubled their advantage in the 25th minute, Abdullah Al Farsi exchanged passes with Al Shamsi, who slipped through the Brunei Darussalam defence and finished past Fashya.
The duo combined again a minute later, Al Farsi won possession in his own half and sent a long ball for Al Shamsi, who beat the offside trap and doubled his tally.
The duo combined again a minute later, Al Farsi won possession in his own half and sent a long ball for Al Shamsi, who beat the offside trap and doubled his tally.
Al Shamsi completed his hat-trick at the half-hour mark, surging into the box off Mohammed Al Omrani’s lay-off and finishing from inside a crowded area.
Oman added their fifth four minutes later when Saif Al Jabri sent a deep ball towards the far post, where Nayer Bait Ardhin was lurking to volley home.
Qualifiers - Group G: Oman v Brunei Darussalam
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Any hope of a Brunei Darussalam fight back was extinguished in the 51st minute when Mohammed Al Omrani broke free at the edge of the box and curled the ball into the top left corner.
Al Omrani then doubled his tally three minutes later, converting a headed attempt at the far post after Al Farsi missed Al Hashemi’s lob, before Abdul Rahman Al Hashemi met Al Shamsi’s cross with a textbook header in the 56th minute.
Said Al Jabri added his name to the scoresheet with a stinging long-range effort into the top right corner three minutes later, with Ahmad Albalooshi netting Oman’s 10th in the 70th minute, pouncing on Fashya’s spilled save from Al Shamsi’s effort.
Kuwait 1-4 Lebanon
Kuwait came into the tie having drawn 1-1 with Bahrain, while Lebanon were aiming for a third consecutive victory following wins against Brunei Darussalam and Oman.
Lebanon broke the deadlock in the 32nd minute through a set-piece situation.
Naser Saed was brought down by Kuwait’s Bader Aldawood just outside the area, with Malek Mouarkeck stepping up and seeing his free-kick take a deflection off the wall and slipping past goalkeeper Othman Al Kandari.
Qualifiers - Group G: Kuwait v Lebanon
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Kuwait continued to flirt with danger in the second half and conceded another free-kick which led to Lebanon doubling their advantage in the 54th minute.
Mouarkeck’s delivery was blocked but Lebanon recycled the ball to Mohamad Hamie, who finished with a deft lob over Kuwait goalkeeper Al Kandari.
Lebanon surged further ahead in the 69th minute after Sari Hannoun released Mouarkeck, who outmuscled his marker before slotting past the onrushing Al Kandari.
Kuwait pulled one back in the 81st minute, with Mohammad Al Jadaan teeing up Abdulrahman Alsoulah, who converted from inside the box following a fast break.
However, Lebanon had the final say when Ibrahim Farchoukh burst through the middle and released Hussein Kirdi, who shrugged off his marker and thumped the ball home in stoppage time.
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