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United Arab Emirates Rout Kyrgyzstan in Abu Dhabi
The United Arab Emirates secured a convincing 3-0 victory over Kyrgyzstan in a World Cup 2026 Asian qualifying match, played at the Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on November 14th, 2024. Ahmed Abu Bakar Said Al Kaf from Oman officiated the game.
The UAE dominated possession (53%) and were more clinical in front of goal (6 shots on target out of 12). H. Suhail was the star, scoring two goals, one in the 15th minute and another in injury time (90′). M. Meloni added a second goal in the 35th minute, assisted by F. Lima, who also assisted Suhail’s late goal.
Kyrgyzstan managed 14 shots, but only 4 were on target. Despite the loss, they displayed a more aggressive approach, committing 21 fouls compared to the UAE’s 13. The match ended with a yellow card for M. Rashid of the UAE.
Substitutions kyrgyzstan: at minute 46 A. Mishchenko came in and K. Merk went out., at minute 61 B. Almazbekov came in and K. Zhyrgalbek went out., at minute 71 K. Merk came in and J. Kojo went out., at minute 71 N. Sarykbaev came in and G. Alykulov went out., at minute 86 M. Alygulov came in and V. Kichin went out.
Substitutions united arab emirates: at minute 46 K. Kouadio came in and K. Al Hammadi went out., at minute 66 Khaled Ebraheim came in and Z. Al Zaabi went out., at minute 72 I. Faiz came in and M. Hunt went out., at minute 73 Bruno came in and Caio Canedo went out., at minute 81 M. Rashid came in and Y. Nader went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
United Arab Emirates
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Kyrgyzstan
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