The players of the team, Saif Rashed and Ali Salmeen, led the «White» to achieve a moral victory over his Yemeni national team, during the confrontation they had gathered yesterday at Al Wasl Stadium in Zabeel, at the end of his internal camp in Dubai, in the penultimate stage of the preparation program for the Asian Cup, UAE next January.
This is the third win in 2018, out of 11 appearances so far. The most prominent of its advantages is a return to the road to victory and the elimination of the scoring complex that has been in the team lately. The last win for the White to last September, against Laos with a score of 3-0, then tied 1-1 against Honduras, then lost to Venezuela 2-0, and draw a negative with Bolivia, and before, since the beginning of 2018, won the penalty shootout on Iraq and lost kicks The same as Oman in the Gulf Cup, and in the quadrennial in Thailand last March, he lost 2-1 to Slovakia, Gabon 1-0, then Andorra 0-0, and Trinidad 2-0.
The match gave the coach, Alberto Zaccheroni, the opportunity to know the features of the starting lineup, and to compensate for the absence of Omar Abdulrahman, relying on three players in the attack with the presence of an outspoken striker Ali Mbkhout, Zaccheroni adopted the manner of play played in the match Bolivia, 1, which the coach is trying to establish in the players so that they can absorb them well, after the absence of influential players in the team 45 days before the start of the tournament, in confusion coach plans.
The match was attended by a modest crowd of supporters, compared to the Yemeni public, who attended heavily. The game started with a white lead early in the 19th minute by Saif Rashed, but the Yemeni team was relatively better in most of the first half, and threatened striker goalkeeper Khalid Issa, more than a dangerous attempt, while the image of the white relative in the second half after interventions that By Zaccheroni.
The team relied on building the attacks from the rear, taking advantage of the quick moves of the trio Ali Mbkhot and Ismail Hammadi and Saif Rashed, and behind them Ali Salmin, Khamis Ismail and Ahmed Berman. Al-Yabid started the attack from the start, and Ali Mabkhout almost grabbed the net from the early goal when he shot hard past keeper Mohammed Ayyash, before the cross struck her in the fourth minute.
The team played almost the same elements as Bolivia, with the exception of limited changes that included the entry of new players, Walid Abbas and Ahmed Berman, the place of Khalifa Mubarak and Amer Abdulrahman injured. Khalid Issa, Fares Jumaa, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Walid Abbas, Khamis Ismael, Ahmed Berman and Ali Salmin were also included in the attack. Saif Rashed, Ismail Al Hammadi and Ali Mabkhout were also injured.
Saif Rashed scored the first goal of a quick attack on the front of the Yemeni team, ending the striker with a powerful shot in the net of the guest team, and in the second half the coach made changes in bulk, the entry of Majid Hassan and Ismail Matar and Mohammed Al-Akbari, the place of Ahmed Berman and Khamis Ismail and Saif Rashed. Try to strengthen the offensive side in the team, control the course of the game. In the 65th minute, after a second-half lead from the start of the second half, Ali Salmeen managed to translate it into a second goal after a thaw in Yemen's defense.
The team will return to Dubai on the 15th of next month and then relocate to Abu Dhabi, where the rally will continue uninterrupted until the start of the continental championship. On the other hand, the Football Association will hold a press conference at its headquarters in Dubai at 12 noon to unveil the renewal of the sponsorship contract with Etisalat.
The Football Association will hold a press conference at its headquarters in Dubai at 12 noon to unveil the renewal of the sponsorship contract with Etisalat.