A Qatari player reveals a provocation of the Saudi masses. And how to react?

Continuing the campaign of abuse and distortion suffered by the Qatari team in its last match against Saudi Arabia last Thursday, Qatari player Akram Afif revealed attempts to provoke the Saudi public all over throughout the match, exceeding insults and slanders.

He expressed dissatisfaction with the behavior of the Saudi team's fans in a tweet via Twitter, stating: "Surprised by the amount of slander and insult to the Saudi public has tried to provoke me 90 minutes and ten seconds caused by the end of the performance.

He continued sarcastically: "and continued to fight, Bakka before me and complained," he said.

He also paid tribute to Omani fans for their support of the "Annabi" team saying, "We answer them best, God willing."

Akram Afif's move sparked a frenzy of Saudi supporters and fly-ins, who claimed he had tried to provoke Saudi supporters with this move, forgetting their abuses throughout the match for the Qatar national team and screaming them throughout the match, starting with the national anthem at the beginning of the match.

Qatar beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 on Thursday in the fifth round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, while Lebanon imposed 4-1 against North Korea, with Annabi leading the group.

Al-Anabi scored 7 goals as the tournament's top scorer in the 46th minute of the first half and 80 minutes in the second half. Hbadan Al-Heidos missed a penalty shot for Al-Anabi in the 43rd minute. .

The first round of Group Five allowed Qatar to defeat Lebanon with a double and Saudi Arabia's victory over North Korea, with a score of 4. In the second round, Qatar defeated Korea North by a sixth while Saudi Arabia beat Lebanon 2-0.