Asian Cup 2011 – Review Qatar vs. Kuwait, 3-0
Bruno Metsu’s men managed to qualify for the quarter final stage of the Asian Cup 2011 as they managed to beat Kuwait 3-0 in Khalifa International Stadium. The hosts came out victorious with impressive plays and with them devouring on
Group rivals by 3-0.
Bruno Metsu managed to keep his team’s hopes high after providing his team with the perfect winning tactics. Kuwait looked to be a tough side to beat despite being at the end of Group A but the hosts were strong enough to beat them. Qatar
had to get a better result than the Chinese who were to face the Group toppers http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Qatar-c2986 won the game 3-0 therefore easily cruising into the quarter finals.
Qatar were comfortable throughout the game as they played against Kuwait. The win looked to be a piece of cake for the hosts as their players http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bilal-Mohammed-c7600, Mohamed El Sayed and Fabio Cesar all found the back of the net. Kuwait were simply
left stranded as the hosts were all over them and kept most of the possession.
Kuwait were flying high before entering the Asian Cup. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Goran-c15135 Tufegdzic’s men were all-happy with results from the Gulf Cup which had made them Champions. This had them entering the Asian competition on a positive vibe. However, Qatar ended
their campaign in a disappointing manner as they ended bottom of their group. The hosts smashed them and took all points to settle at the second spot of Group A.
The hosts took control of the game from the beginning. They tried to dominate possession and slowly made their move forward by moving the ball around themselves. Their passing looked to be outstanding and Kuwait were simply left chasing
shadows. With the game kicking off, Qatar moved the ball around Kuwait’s 18 yard box and soon in the 12th minute they finally made a breakthrough. It was the right winger http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sebastian-Soria-c32777 Quintana who received the ball at his feet after
a wondrous ball from Mohammad Kasoula. The Qatari winger crossed the ball inside the 18 yard box and their captain Bilal Mohammed made sure that his head was at the other end of the cross. The header was inch perfect and there was simply no chance for Nawaf
Al Khaldi to stop it from going in hence the hosts took an early lead to put pressure on the struggling Kuwaiti side.
After only four minutes, Qatar again became a threat for the Kuwaiti defensive walls. It was Hamid Ismail Khalifa Hamid who delivered a fabulous long ball towards the Kuwaiti penalty area which caused chaos for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kuwait-c2935. Mohammed Al Syed
Abdulmotalib took advantage of it and sharply finished it to double the lead.
During the second half, the Qatar coach Bruno Metsu decided to make a change as he brought on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Cesar which proved to be a clinical decision for scoring the next goal. The game was about to end but the substitute proved his worth to
the team after getting past three Kuwaiti defenders, Cesar launched the ball towards the goal which made the score line 3-0. Making it a perfect ending for the hosts.
Qatar, after winning, are now going face http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordan-c2929 in the pre quarter final stages.
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