Youth Team Loses 5-1 to Egypt in Gulf Cup
The national youth team lost to their Egyptian counterpart 1-5 in a match held at the Saud bin Abdul Rahman Stadium at Al-Wakrah Club, during the third round of Group B in the 14th edition of the Gulf Cup.
The Egyptian team scored five goals through Omar Abdel Rahim, who scored two, along with Adam Al-Qazzaz, Khaled Mokhtar, and Khaled Mahmoud, in the 23rd, 45th, 71st, 79th, and 90+4th minutes.
The national team's only goal was scored by Mohammed Shafie in the 82nd minute, while Saber Sanad missed a penalty kick in the final minutes of the match.
With this result, the Egyptian U-17 team qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament.
The national team had started its campaign in the tournament with a 2-0 victory over Iraq, before drawing 1-1 with Saudi Arabia.
Group B includes the teams of Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, and Egypt.
Source: Almahriah Net - Open Sources
