Yesterday, the Olympic team won the Dubai International Under-23 friendly trophy after tying with South Korea 1-0 in the match they gathered at Al Ahli Youth Stadium in Al Aweer in Dubai at the conclusion of the tournament, which was attended by eight teams, namely, to Besides the UAE, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan and Syria Uzbekistan.
The Olympic team raised its tally to 10 points in the first place, and won gold medals, against the Korean team won second place and silver medals with eight points, and the winners were crowned Vice-President of the Football Association, Abdullah Nasser Al-Junaibi, in the presence of many sports figures.
The coaching team, led by coach Maciej Skorza, achieved the most important in the tournament by reassuring the team's readiness for the AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand at the beginning of next year, qualifying for the «Tokyo Olympics 2020». The team entered the meeting with chances of winning or draw to win the title.
The team ended the first half ahead of a clean goal scored by Mohammed Juma «Pele» in the third minute of stoppage time, from a smart free kick he carried out, while the team player, Hamdan Nasser, scored his own goal of Korea's equalizer «47». Korea's Kim Dion won the tournament's Player of the Year award. The game started quickly from both sides, and the movements of the Korean team, especially through Sehun, Yonseon Hang and Yeong Jeong, posed a threat to goalkeeper Mohammed Al Shamsi, but the latter tackled all Korean attempts.
On the other hand, the Olympic, led by «Pele» and Jassem Yacoub and Mohammed Rashid Al Hammadi and Zayed Al Ameri, tried to impose his style and control of the meeting. Korea appeared to be the best and most active and dynamic on the pitch and a threat to the Olympic goal.
The referee, Ahmed Darwish, after using the referee, canceled the goal of the South Korean team «37» for infiltration. The final minutes of the first half saw active movements of the Olympic translated translated by scoring the goal by «Pele» in the minute (45 + 3).
The arrival of the first team in the Olympic team increased the effectiveness of the attack, namely Khalifa Al Hammadi, Jassim Yacoub, Mohammed Al Attas, Abdullah Ramadan, Zaid Al Ameri, Ali Saleh and Mohammed Shaker.
The Koreans pressed hard in the second half to return to the atmosphere of the game and adjust the result, and continued pressure resulted in a mistake Hamdan Nasser own goal against the Korean team, following a rapid attack by the Koreans on the Olympic goal in the 47th minute. Khalfan Hassan scored in the 78th minute for offside. The match was attended by Bani Yas coach, German and Nefred Schaefer, to follow his players in the ranks of the Olympic.
• Mohamed Jumaa scored the goal «Pele» in the minute «45 + 3», while scoring for the Koreans Hamdan Nasser by mistake in the Olympic goal in the minute «47».