The Emirati “Al-Abyad” scored its first three points in the tournament, equal in the number of points with the Tunisian team, which had defeated within the same group in its first match against its Mauritanian counterpart, 5-1, but the goal difference gave the Tunisian team the lead..
The UAE team imposed its supremacy in the first half, and pressed the Syrian team’s goal early, and translated this control with two consecutive goals through Cayo Canedo with a header in the 24th minute, and Ali Saleh with a shot from inside the penalty area in the minute 30And he managed to settle his midfield position for most of this half.
The Syrian team tried to adjust the result before the end of the first half, but Ali Khaseef defended his goal valiantly and saved the most dangerous opportunity that threatened his goal from the Syrian Muhammad Othman’s shot from a free kick, which he sent to a corner before the end of this half.
The Syrian team’s activity increased in the second half, and the Syrian Ward Al-Salama managed to reduce the difference in the 60th minute by scoring the first goal for his country. Strong from the substitute player Tahnoun Al Zaabi, and the Emirates players missed more than one opportunity in the last minutes of the match.
The second matches of the tournament will witness the establishment of 4 meetings, where the Algerian and Sudanese teams will first meet, then Egypt will play Lebanon, followed by the match between Morocco and Palestine, and finally the matches will conclude with the confrontation of Saudi Arabia with Jordan.
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