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Goals and Highlights: UAE 2-0 Syria in Qualifiers for Qatar 2022
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IT'S OVER
The match ends in Dubai as the UAE clinch victory in this continuation of the third round of qualifying for Qatar 2022 in Asia.
83´
CLOSE TO THE THIRD! Ciao almost scored the definitive goal of the day but the goalkeeper made a great save.
70´
GOOOOOOOOOL FOR EAU! GOOOOOOOOOL BY GHASSANI! The midfielder reached the box to score his second of the day.
61´
Syria almost equalized! Al Somah received a great ball into the box, but his shot went wide.
END OF THE FIRST HALF
At the end of the first half, UAE momentarily beats Syria by the narrowest of margins.
43´
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOL FOR CIAO! GOOOOOOOOOOOL FOR EAU! The center forward sends the ball into the back of the net to put his team up before the end of the first half.
30´
ALZABI'S SHOT GOES CLOSE! UAE keeps looking for the first goal, however, the ball keeps refusing to go in.
17´
Omar Al Somah almost scored the first goal of the game, Omar Al Somah headed inside the box and the ball went just inside the post.
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Ciao takes a long distance shot and the ball goes just wide of the post.
THE GAME KICKS OFF
The match between UAE and Syria kicks off, both teams will be looking for a win on the road to Qatar 2022.
SYRIA TEAM SUMMARY
Syria is winless in the current tournament. It could only score two points, drawing with United Arab Emirates and Iraq. In the rest of the cases there were defeats. In addition, with a difference of more than one goal, the team only lost in the Last round, with Iran on their field 0-3. As expected, Syria placed last in the group. At the same time, they sensationally defeated Tunisia in the Arab Cup, but did not reach the playoffs.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TEAM SUMMARY
The United Arab Emirates national team had only one victory in six qualifying matches. Moreover, it took place in the Last round, over Lebanon by 1-0. At the same time, he was able to distinguish himself only in the 85th minute, implementing a penalty. Iran and South Korea lost by 0-1, and in the rest of the cases a draw was recorded. In the end, the United Arab Emirates team scored six points and occupies the third place in the group.
INTERESTING FACTS SYRIA
Has not won in 9 of its last 10 matches.
Has scored in 17 of their last 19 matches in WC Qualification, AFC.
Has scored in the 2nd half in 7 of their last 8 matches.
Has conceded in 9 of their last 10 matches.
Have conceded in the 2nd half in 6 of their last 7 matches in WC Qualification, AFC.
Have scored less than 1.5 goals in 6 of their last 7 matches in WC Qualification, AFC.
INTERESTING FACTS EAU
Has not lost in 10 of its last 11 home games.
Has scored less than 2.5 goals (in regular time) in each of its last 4 matches in a row.
THUS THE LAST 4 DUELS
- 30/11/2021 EAU 2-1 Siria
- 7/9/2021 Siria 1-1 EAU
- 26/3/2019 EAU 0-0 Siria
- 5/6/2016 EAU 0-1 Siria
FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS AND RECENT RESULTS
The history of face-to-face encounters counts four matches. So far, each side has one victory. Two more duels ended in a draw. In the first round of the current draw, the opponents did not reveal the strongest: 1-1. And in December, the United Arab Emirates team was stronger in the Arab Cup by 2-1.
THE WAIT IS OVER
The wait is over, the action for the Qatar 2022 World Cup in Asia has resumed for the United Arab Emirates and Syria. The locals are currently qualified to the fourth qualifying round, in third place in their group, while for Syria, elimination is imminent and they will have to wait again to try to qualify for the next World Cup cycle.
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What time is UAE vs Syria match for qualifiers for Qatar 2022?
This is the start time of the game UAE vs Siria of 27h January in several countries:
Argentina: 11:00 AM
Bolivia: 10:00 AM
Brazil: 11:00 AM
Chile: 8:00 AM
Colombia: 9:00 AM
Ecuador: 9:00 AM
USA (ET): 10:00 AM
Spain: 18:00 PM
Mexico: 9:00 AM
Paraguay: 8:00 AM
Peru: 8:00 AM
Uruguay: 11:00 AM
Venezuela: 9:00 AM
Watch out for this Syrian player:
For Syria, Thaer Kroma will be the player to watch for this match. Thaer is one of the key players in Syria's tactical scheme and with his experience, he will lead Syria's defensive saga in the search for victory.
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Watch out for this UAE player:
Ali Mabkhout will be the player to watch for this match, last match he scored for his national team and in the UAE League he has 900 minutes played which is divided into 10 games played, 4 goals, 4 assists and 2 yellow cards. He is also one of the offensive pillars that his country has had for this round on the road to Qatar and his experience keeps them fighting for a place in the World Cup.
Syria's final roster:
K. Alhaji; M. Khouli, O. Midani, T. Krouma, K. Kerdagli; A. Jenyat, M. Anz, A. Ashkar, F. Youssef; M. Mawas; O. Somah.
UAE's last roster:
A. Khaseif; M. Menhali, M. Salem, M. Attas, B. Ahbabi; A. Radaman, A. Salmeen; Caio, A. Saleh, T. Alzaabi; A. Mabkhout.
Background:
UAE and Syria have met on a total of 15 occasions (2 wins for the Syrian side, 6 draws and 7 wins for the UAE) where the scales clearly tipped in favor of the Egyptian UAE side. In terms of goals, it is also the home team who are in the lead, having scored 22 goals to Syria's 13. Their last meeting dates back to the Third Round Round 1 of the Qatar World Cup Qualifiers where the two teams played out a goalless draw.
About the Stadium:
Al-Maktoum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium primarily for soccer located in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
The stadium was built in 1995 and is home to the Al-Nasr SC club of the United Arab Emirates Football League, with a capacity of 12,000 spectators.
The stadium was one of the venues of the 1996 AFC Asian Cup where it hosted seven matches, and later also hosted the 2003 U-20 World Cup where Group D matches and two round of 16 matches were played.
They want to win if they have to
The Syrian team is practically eliminated from the road to Qatar 2022, with only 2 points obtained, the Syrians would be saying goodbye to this FIFA date of the World Cup since since the beginning of the third round, Syria has not managed to win any match, only drew 2 times and 4 times tasted the taste of defeat. Likewise, they have a goal difference of 5 goals for and 11 against, a result of -6 goals and this catapults them to the last place in group A.
In search of victory
The national team of the United Arab Emirates is in third place in Group A in this third round, after obtaining 6 points out of a possible 18, divided into 1 win, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Likewise, they have 4 goals for and 5 goals against. Now, they will face Egypt, a team that finished second in their group and will be looking to cause them problems in this qualifying round.
To engrave their name in glory
The road to the Qatar 2022 World Cup continues, in Asia, the places are slowly beginning to move away from some and closer to others, in this third round of Group A, the United Arab Emirates will face Syria, for their part, the locals are momentarily qualified to the fourth round of the Asian qualifiers, however, Lebanon is very close to them and a defeat could cost them dearly. On the other hand, Syria is on the verge of elimination on the road to Qatar with only 2 points and it is almost impossible to overcome the adversity.
Kick-off time
The UAE vs Siria match will be played at the Al-Maktoum Stadium, in Dubai, UAE. The kick-off is scheduled at 10:00 am ET.
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