KUWAIT, Jan 23 (KUNA) -- Bahrain's handball team on Friday defeated the Qatari team 31-28 on Friday within Group B of the 22nd Asian Handball Championship, hosted by Kuwait and lasting until January 29th.
The first half of the game witnessed great competitiveness between both teams, so it ended in a 12-12 draw.
In the second half, the Bahraini squad was able to make the difference and achieve a valuable win, with its player Hussein Al-Sayyad having won man of the match award.
Three matches are scheduled for today (Friday); UAE vs Saudi Arabia within Group B, Kuwait vs Japan and Korea vs Iraq within Group A. (end) hms.mt