A+ A-

Kuwaiti nat''l football team defeated by Omani counterpart 0-1

MUSCAT, Aug 27 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti national football team lost on Saturday to Omani counterpart 0-1 amid preparation for the Asia qualifiers for the World Cup 2014.
The Omani team was also preparing for a qualification match against Saudi Arabi in September 2nd in Muscat, their first match in this round, while the Kuwaiti team will heads to UAE and meet their team on the same day.
The Kuwaiti team performed well in the first half, lost many chances to score.
In the second half, the Omani team regrouped and gained much control on the ground, and in turn scored the lonely goal at the 64 minute thanks to their player Hussain Al-Hadari.
The two teams allowed many of the young players participate in the match, in an attempt to evaluate their performance. (end) ahr.mb KUNA 280001 Aug 11NNNN