Second-round matches of the group stage of the seventh Arab Futsal Championship, organized by the Arab Football Association and hosted by the Saudi Federation, were held in the Ministry of Sports Hall in Jeddah on Friday.
The Palestinian national team defeated Mauritania 7-4, while Egypt and Iraq tied 3-3, Kuwait defeated the Comoros 7-2, and Morocco defeated Lebanon 6-0.
In the first match, the Palestinian national team points were scored by Muhammad Habous (two goals), Rashid Shawahneh (three goals), Emad Fahjan and Adnan Salloum (one goal each). The points for the Mauritanian team came through Yakhouba Sila, Wedadi Kardid (two goals) and Jamil Ahmed, while Muhammad Habous, the Palestinian competitor, won the best player award.
In the second match, the points for the Iraqi national team were scored by Rafid Issa (two goals) and Haider Darwell, while the goals of the Egyptian national team came through Muhammad Abdel Razek, Muhammad Muhammad and Mustafa Khalaf. Salem Abd of the Iraqi national team won the best player award.
In the third match, the goals of the Kuwait national team were scored by Fahd Al-Khawari.
Other scorers were Abdul Latif Al-Abbasi (3 goals), Nasser Al-Alban, Badr Al-Mansour and Abdulaziz Al-Bassam, while the double for the Mauritanian national team came through Saeed Salem and Suadro Ahmed. Abdullatif Al-Abbasi from the Kuwait national team won the best player award.
In the fourth and final match, the goals of the Moroccan national team were scored by Othman Boumzu (two goals), Khaled Bouzid and Driss Rais (two goals) and Anas Al-Ayyan. The Moroccan national team’s Idris Rais was chosen as best player.
