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The UAE Olympic team beat Bangladesh 3-0

 

The UAE Olympic football team have raised their tally to four points following their 3-0 win over Bangladesh in the match played this afternoon, Tuesday November 9th in the ongoing Asian games currently hosted by China in Guangzhou  city. Earlier they started their march in this tournament with a 1-1 draw last Sunday.

 

The UAE Olympic squad have now strengthened their hopes to qualify to the next stage in which 16 squads are likely to take part including the two teams who finish the preliminary phase on top of each of the six groups along with the best four teams who end the first stage in the 3rd position.

 

The two teams, UAE and Bangladesh, played a balanced game missing some golden chances that came their way. They ended the 1st half with a goalless draw. But the winners put more pressure on their rivals defense, launching a number of raids that helped them to net three successive goals. Ahmad Khalil scored the first goal only one minute after the break and Mohammed Fawzi added two more in the 58th and 82nd minutes to end the game with a lovely 3-0 result.

 

The UAE team will play their third and last match in this stage on Thursday November 11th when they take on Uzbekistan whereas Bangladesh will face Hong Kong.