The Olympic team defeated Uzbekistan 2-1 yesterday, at Al-Ahli Youth Stadium in Al Aweer, in the third round of the Dubai International Cup friendly for the Olympic teams under 23 years, which includes eight teams, namely: Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, Bahrain, South Korea and Uzbekistan.
Al-Abyad scored two goals, Zayed Al-Ameri from a penalty (7) and Abdullah Anwar (60), while scoring the goal of «White Wolves» Aminov Aziz (90 + 3), after the use of video technology «mouse».
The team won the third consecutive victory, achieving the full mark so far with nine points, after winning the previous two games against the Syrian team 2-1, and Saudi Arabia 2-0.
The Olympic team, which played in a different squad than the previous two games, played a big game and appeared with a sophisticated technical level, helped by the participation of six of the players who joined him from the first team.
The team's participation in this tournament is in preparation for the participation of the Asian Under-23 Cup, which is scheduled in Thailand next January, which in turn qualify for the Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo, 2020.
The Olympic team scored early against the Uzbek team through Zayed Al-Amri from a penalty in the seventh minute, which was awarded by the referee for the Olympic team.
The Olympic team appeared to be the most organized on the pitch, with Jassim Yacoub, Zaid Al Ameri and Ali Saleh threatening the Uzbek goal with more than one shot, which the Uzbek keeper blocked.
Six of the seven first-team players were included in the starting line-up yesterday, after being free to play in the final match against Vietnam, in the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup. , Abdullah Ramadan, Zayed al-Amiri, while Mohammed al-Attas did not participate.
The coach of the Olympic team made a forced substitution in the first half, the entry of Abdullah Anwar, and managed to add the second goal «60» after a pass from his colleague Yahya Al-Ghassani, shot directly in the goal.
The match was attended by assistant coach of the first team Salim Abdulrahman to follow the first team players in the Olympic team.
The Olympic team played a different lineup than the previous two.