The Confederations Beach Soccer Championship in Dubai was officially opened yesterday, with the Italy-Japan match, which ended for the Samurai 6-4, in Group A, which also saw the UAE lose the kickoff against Spain on penalties, after brilliance. Spain goalkeeper in two kicks.
The meeting was attended by the President of the Football Association, Marwan bin Ghalita, for a very short time because of his association with the meeting of the Football Association yesterday, also attended the competitions of the Secretary General of Dubai Sports Council, Saeed Hareb, and the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Beach Football Committee «« COSCO », Juan Cusco. The team lost on penalties 1-2, after a draw in extra time and the original time with Spain 2-2, to get Almatdor only one point.
According to the rules of the game, the team gets three points, if it wins in the original time, and gets two points if it wins in extra time, and one point if it wins on penalties. The Spaniards advanced just 26 seconds before the break, through Salvador Manuel, with a powerful shot. Al-Abyad pressed at the beginning of the second half and created many opportunities, most notably Waleed Bishr's shot that was slightly over the bar before Abbas Ali equalized from a free kick. In the third and final half, Al-Abyad continued his attacking efforts amid the brilliant brilliance of the Spanish goalkeeper, who with his fingertips pulled Abbas Ali's shot, a corner.
Ahmed Bishr translated the advantage of white to advance from a double backhand, settled on the right of the goalkeeper, but the team did not congratulate much of the goal, as Torres managed to equalize with a powerful shot. The team will play against Italy at 5:30 in an unbeatable match to keep the chance to book one of the semi-finals, the last chance for Italy, who also lost from Japan.
Mazmi: Our goal is the final
Mohamed Al Mazmi, coach of the national team, said that the chance to qualify for Al Abyad is still in spite of the loss. He added: «The result did not do justice to Spain, despite the preference we have been in all rounds, as we missed many opportunities to resolve the result early, but that the brilliance of the Spanish goalkeeper significantly prevented it».
"Dubai Frame" brings together the leaders of the teams
Dubai Sports Council, the organizer of the tournament, took a picture of the gathering of the leaders of the participating teams in the tournament, next to one of the distinctive attractions of Dubai in the tradition followed every year.
The photo was taken next to the "Dubai Frame", which combines the past, present and future, and represents a unique landmark reflecting the sophistication of architecture in Dubai, highlighting the design and civilization dimensions of this great architectural edifice.
«Media» lose from «Organizing Committee»
The media team of the organizing committee and the delegation of «FIFA» beach football lost 6/2, in a friendly match show, the day before yesterday.
The match witnessed the media team's objection to the goal of Omran Al Jassmi from the organizing committee, claiming that he illegally scored, injuring Joan Cusco. Sami Abdel-Imam, Reda Selim, Ahmed Tarek, Mohamed Abu Ismail, Ahmed Mostafa, Ahmed Ibrahim, Marwan Al-Saqqaf, Ahmed Nabil, and Adnan Al-Gharbi were all present.
• Today's match represents the last chance for Italy, who lost 6-4 to Japan. The Matador only got one point, winning on penalties.