Saudi Arabia suffer heavy defeat to Egypt in U-17 Gulf Cup opener
Saudi Arabia’s U-16 team lost 5-0 to Egypt in their opening match of the U-17 Gulf Cup group stage in Doha on Saturday.
In the opening match of the U-17 Gulf Cup group stage, Egypt secured a convincing 5-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in their inaugural encounter on Saturday. The Saudi under-16 football team found themselves without points at the start of their campaign following the heavy defeat at Hamad Al-Kabeer Stadium in Doha. Egypt's dominance was evident in the second half, with Mohamed Gamal capitalizing on a penalty in the 54th minute to put his team ahead.
Ziad Saudi extended Egypt's lead in the 80th minute with a shot from inside the box. Ahmed Safouf added a third goal in the 85th minute, while Khaled Mahmoud and Ahmed Bashir sealed the win for Egypt in the 90+6th and 90+8th minutes respectively. With this result, Egypt claimed their first three points in Group B, which also features Kuwait, Yemen, and Iraq, alongside Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The Saudi team's campaign began with a painful loss.
Written by urgent.news from Ajel English's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
