"Fingertips" … Anger in Saudi Arabia and Qatar

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Akram Afif, a Qatar player, said the Saudi public had provoked him throughout the match, until he reached the point of "defamation and defamation."

The player expressed dissatisfaction with the behavior of fans of the Saudi team, in a tweet via Twitter, stating: "Surprised by the amount of defamation and insults to the Saudi public has tried to provoke me 90 minutes and ten seconds, provoked at the end, everyone pictured themselves. "He continued sarcastically," And he hit me and Bakka preceded me and complained. "

He also paid tribute to Omani fans for their support of the Annabi team, stating: "We answer them as best as we can, God willing."

"The fans were angry at this signal and saw it as a provocation, forgetting their abuse towards the Qatari national team and screaming throughout the match, starting with the confusion of the Qatari national anthem at the beginning of the match, "said Akram Afif, who raised his finger at the target.

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. Hassan 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.