Syria hammers Kuwait 5-0

The U-19 national football team have scored an emphatic 5-0 victory over their Kuwaiti counterparts in a friendly match at the Qadisiya stadium in Kuwait

Early in the first half, midfielder Samer Salem took the lead for the Syrian side with a close-range shot after he received a precise cross from his teammate Mahmoud Mawas

The Syrian side kept up pressuring the Kuwaiti defense adding the second goal in the 24th minute through Hamid Mido

Seven minutes before the interval, Samer hit home with a beautiful header

 In the second half, Samer managed to score his hat-trick in the 75th minute with a powerful shot just outside the penalty area

Few minutes into the final whistle, referee of the match awarded our team a penalty kick. Omar Jiniat converted only to wrap up the series of sensational goals

Syria squad:

Shaher Shaker,Abdul latif Na’san,Hussein Juwaid,Mahmoud al-Bahar,Mu’ayad Khouli,malik Qadi,Mu’ayad Ajjan,,Omar Jiniat,Khalid Mubayed,Hamid Mido,Abdul Ilah hafyan,Mahmoud Mawas,Mohammad Saleem sabaqji,Omar Khreibin,Abdul Mannan Ibrahim,Asdnan taqi,Ihab Husni,Samer salem

The second friendly between both teams is scheduled on October 14

The two friend lies are part of the Syrian side’s preparation for taking part in AFC the Asia Cup finals due to be staged in the UAE next month

.M.Daoud