AMMAN. Lebanon beat Syria 3-2 thanks to M. Kdouh who scored in the 45th and 45th minute.
The match was played at the King Abdullah International Stadium stadium in Amman on Tuesday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Beath who had the assistance of Anton Schetinin and George Lakrindis. The 4th official was Jonathon Barreiro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 28.1 degrees Celsius or 82.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.
Match Statistics
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Syria was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Lebanon that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Syria was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Lebanon managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Syria shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Lebanon shot 6 times, 6 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Syria received 2 yellow cards (O. Omari and A. R. Weiss). On the other side, Lebanon received 1 yellow card (M. Kdouh).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this encounter, Syria will stay with 1 points to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Lebanon will have 5 points to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
Syria – Formation
Syria started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nizar Hamed Mahrous decided to play with the following team: Ibrahim Alma
, Abdul Rahman Weiss , Saad Ahmad , Amr Al Midani , Moayad Ajan , Kamel Hmeisheh , Mohammed Osman , Mahmoud Al Mawas , Aias Aosman , Omar Kharbin and Omar Al-Somah .The home team had on the bench: Fahd Youssef
, Osama Omari , Khaled Kerdagli, Alaa Al Dali, Taha Mousa, Abdul Latif Nassan, Zaher Midani, Mohammad Anez , Thaer Krouma, Mahmoud Al Baher , Mohammad Almarmour and Amro Jenyat.Substitutions
Syria made 4 changes: K. Hameesheh for M. Al Baher (57′), M. Osman for M. Anez (57′), M. Ajjan Al for F. Youssef (57′) and A. Aosman for O. Omari (84′).
Best player: Omar Al-Somah
The player that probably impressed the most for Syria was Omar Al-Somah.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 11 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.Lebanon – Formation
Lebanon started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Ivan Hašek played with: Mostafa Matar
, Abbas Asi , Alexander Michel , Joan Oumari , Soony Saad , Mohamad Haidar , Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini , Nader Matar , Hassan Maatouk , Bassel Jradi and Mohamad Kdouh .They had on the bench: Ali Daher, Fadel Antar, Hilal El-Helwe
, Mohamed Tahan, Hady Ghandour, Omar Bugiel, Rabih Ataya , Walid Shour, Ali Al Sabaa, Hassan Chaitou, Hussein El Dor and Hussein El Zein.Lebanon could not rely on the presence of R. Ataya (injured).
Substitutions
Lebanon made 4 changes: H. Maatouk for H. El-Helwe (70′), M. Haydar for R. Ataya (76′), N. Matar for H. Eldor (76′) and B. Z. Jradi for W. Shour (90′).
Best player: Mohamad Kdouh
The player that probably impressed the most for Lebanon was Mohamad Kdouh.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 25 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 10.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Asia.
- Japan – Australia – 2-1
- IR Iran – Korea Republic – 1-1
- Syria – Lebanon – 2-3
- Oman – Vietnam – 3-1
- United Arab Emirates – Iraq – 2-2
- Saudi Arabia – China PR – 3-2