Qatar lost to Curacao 1-2 in a friendly match played at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium yesterday. The experienced Hassan Khalid al-Haydos gave Qatar the lead in the 28th minute but Curacao struck back eight minutes later through Leandro Bacuna. 
Curacao’s winner came in the 70th minute after Elson Hooi  found the net. This was Qatar’s second friendly after they beat  Singapore 3-1 last week. Qatar’s interim coach Felix Sanchez made numerous changes to the playing XI as he gave most of his players a run in the middle. PICTURES: Noushad Thekkayil

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