The referee of the Olympic team match and his Syrian counterpart Yaqoub Al Hammadi had to reverse his decision to expel the Olympic team player Ali Eid "82" for receiving the second yellow card after the referee intervened video "mouse" during the confrontation that gathered the two teams on Wednesday at Al-Ahli Youth Stadium Two-goal matches in the first match of the two teams in the second edition of the Dubai International Cup for the Under-23 Olympic teams, the tournament will be held with the participation of eight teams are in addition to the United Arab Emirates and Syria, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan and Uzbekistan That, as the tournament will continue until March 19.
Despite the Syrian team's lead in the game from the penalty kick by Abdul Rahman Barakat "32", but the Olympic team succeeded in turning the table on the Syrian team, as it equaled the Olympic team Mohammed Jumaa "Pele" 34 "before Khaled Alatas added a great goal" 36 "The team ensured victory in the game with a powerful shot taking advantage of the departure of goalkeeper William Ghannam from his own goal.
The referee, Yacoub Al Hammadi, canceled the goal of the Olympic team scored by Abdullah Anwar "16", after the referee intervened because of the presence of infiltration and the "mouse" also canceled the goal of the Syrian team "80" because of offside.
The match saw two dismissals for Olympic team player Abdullah Anwar and Syrian Youssef Yousif Al Hamwi.
The Olympic team's participation in this tournament comes in preparation for the participation of the Asian Under-23 Cup in Thailand next January, which in turn qualifies for the Olympic Games to be held in the Japanese capital Tokyo 2020, where the Olympic team plays in Group D along with the teams of Vietnam, Jordan and North Korea.