In preparation for "Gulf 25"

The national team wins Lebanon's rehearsal with an unconvincing performance

Attack of the national team on the goal of Lebanon.

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The national football team was satisfied with defeating its Lebanese counterpart with a clean goal during the friendly match that was held yesterday, at Al Maktoum Stadium in Al Nasr Club in Dubai, as part of the team’s preparations for the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, scheduled in the Iraqi city of Basra during the period from 6 to 19 January next, where it will play In the second group, along with the teams of Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.

Despite the victory, the team did not present a convincing collective performance, and the team waited until the "79th" minute to be able to score the only goal of the match through substitute player Tigali, from a cross pass from a quick attack led at the beginning by the player Hareb Abdullah.

The match constituted a final rehearsal for the national team before the Gulf Championship, through which the coaching staff, led by Argentine coach Rodolfo Arobarina, tried to reach the starting line-up with which the national team will play its matches in the Arabian Gulf Cup.

The stadium stands were empty of the public, except for a few numbers.

Most of the periods of the first half, which ended in a draw without goals, missed real opportunities for the team, with the exception of some attempts, including an attempt by Cayo Canedo to hit the ball in the goal «18» from a cross pass, and another attempt by Majid Rashid «20» from a shot over the goal, while it represented A shot by Lebanese national team player Karim Darwish in Khaled Issa's goal from a fixed ball «34» was the most prominent opportunity for the Lebanese national team in the first half.

National team player Ahmed Jamil missed an irreplaceable opportunity «39», while he is alone with the Lebanese goalkeeper.

The starting lineup did not witness major changes, and it included most of the elements that played in the last two friendly matches between Argentina and Kazakhstan.

The squad witnessed the absence of influential elements, most notably striker Ali Mabkhout, defender Shaheen Abdel Rahman, Ali Salemin and Tahnoun Al Zaabi.

In the second half, the team tried to reach Lebanon's goal, but its attempts failed, and the team's performance was criticized for lack of focus and lack of harmony.

Coach Arwabarina pushed Tigali, Ali Saleh, Khaled Al-Hashemi, Badr Nasser and Muhammad Abdel-Basit in the second half, in an attempt to strengthen the offensive side.

Despite the changes made by the coach by pushing a group of players in the second half, the team did not appear at the convincing technical level, and substitute player Tigali succeeded in scoring the first goal «79», benefiting from following the ball he played in the beginning in front of the goal, Hareb Abdullah.

• Tigali came on as a substitute and scored the only winning goal in the "79th" minute.

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