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DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has booked its place in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 round of 16 after beating Lebanon in Group E.
Saudi Arabia, Al-Khadr, managed to win a comfortable 2-0 win over Lebanon, raising their points to six points and becoming the sixth winner after Iraq, Jordan, the United States, and the United States. Iran, South Korea and China.
Fahd Al-Muallad opened the scoring for Saudi Arabia in the 12th minute, taking advantage of a defensive mistake. Midfielder Hussein Al-Mekhoi added the second goal in the 67th minute.
Lebanon suffered its second consecutive defeat after its first defeat against Qatar, which means that the Lebanese team will have to beat North Korea in the last match to maintain its hopes of qualifying as one of the top teams in third place.
Saudi Arabia will face Qatar in Abu Dhabi on Thursday to nominate the Group E champion
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