Qatar beat Jordan 3-0 in their first group match of the Doha Asian Games
to make a fantastic start at the Al Sadd Football Stadium here on Tuesday.
Striker Quintana Sebstian, 18, put the hosts ahead six minutes into the game
with a comfortable shot inside the box following frontman Abdulrahman Hussain
Yaser's inch-perfect low cross from the right.
Midfielder Moha Adel Lamy doubled the lead for Qatar with a timely follow-up
into an open net after forward Rajab Bilal Mohammed rounded the keeper.
Abdulrahman sealed the victory when the speedy striker ghosted in the area to
poke in a pinpoint center from midfielder Al Hamad Messaad Ali.
Qatar made a high-tempo opening, dominating the midfield with swift short
passes and smart interchanges. Jordan relied more on the counter-attacks, but
posed big threats to the hosts on two occasions in the first half.
Jordan rallied after the interval, pushing forward and launching fierce
attacks. Qatar were obviously not well prepared for their opponent's burst and
the defence was in disorder for a period. However, it was Qatar who created real
chances and finished off the night with three points.
South Korea made an easy win over Bangladesh in a lop-sided game. Although
the South Koreans merely took a 1-0 lead in the first half thanks to Chun Soo
Lee's third-minute strike, Bangladesh's failure to produce a single shot before
the interval foretold their defeat.
Half-time substitute Park Chu Young contributed a brace in the second half.
The promising 21-year-old hitman cleverly opened the defence inside the area and
blasted home before a fine half-volley on 63 minutes.
Bangladesh didn't manage to produce a shot throughout the match.
In other matches of Tuesday, Uzbekistan downed United Arab Emirates 2-1;
Thailand beat Palestine 1-0; Bahrain beat Vietnam 2-1; Kuwait pounced Kyrgyzstan
3-0.