Qatar kicked off their AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 Qualifiers campaign in style blanking hosts South Korea 2-0 in their opening Group B match at Changwon Football Centre on Wednesday. But the result will not be counted towards the qualification process as it is categorised as a friendly match as Qatar have already qualified for the tournament as hosts. The match saw the visitors stunning the home crowd in the 38th minute when forward Ahmed Alrawi broke the deadlock to put Qatar 1-0 ahead. The Young Taeguk Warriors showed determination and grit in the second half but despite chances to get back into the game, just could not find a way past Yousef Abdullah in Qatar’s goal. Qatar took advantage to add a second via Tameen Mansour Alabdulla in the 68th minute to seal the victory. South Korea will aim to get their first points when they meet Kyrgyz Republic on Saturday while Qatar will look to maintain their winning momentum against Myanmar. Qatar will play their last match of the single round-robin tournament against Kyrgyzstan on September 12.
September 07, 2023 | 12:07 AM