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ABU DHABI, Jan. 8 (KUNA) – The 17th Asian Football Cup (AFC) was marked Tuesday by two convincing victories. The Iraqi and Saudi teams defeated their opponents and won three important points.
In the first match, the Iraqi team overcame all the difficulties faced by their Vietnamese counterpart by winning a spectacular victory of 3 to 2 and won three very important points.
"The situation is now clear to me regarding the level of the team and the mistakes that need to be corrected," said Iraqi coach Surzhko Katanic.
Katanic admitted that he had made mistakes, but the changes made during the second period allowed the team to win all three points of the match, adding that he also hoped to win the next match and qualify quickly for the next round.
In the other match, the Saudi team defeated the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4-0 after a good game by the Saudis, during which they put pressure on their opponents early in the game.
The North Koreans failed to resist Saudi pressure, conceding two goals in the first half and two goals in the second half, where they suffered another shot just one minute before the first half. pause, when Han Kwang-song received a second yellow card. for a tackle on Al-Moqahwi.
With this victory, the Saudi team managed to take all three points, leading the Group E, pending the outcome of the match between Qatar and Lebanon on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia will play Lebanon on Saturday at Dubai's Al-Maktoum Stadium, while DPR Korea will play Qatar on Sunday at Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium. (end)
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