By Chidi Emmanuel
Kuwait: Jordan held a 100% record in the Asian Cup qualifying, claiming they had defeated Kuwait 3-0 on Tuesday. Jordan’s compelling victory confirmed that they were the best team in Group A when they booked their place at the AFC Asian Cup next year. This was after defeating Nepal 2-0.
The Jordan team dominated the match held at the Gerbil Al Ahmad International Stadium. As a result, Jordan has qualified for the AFC Asian Cup four times in a row. The 1980 champion Kuwait missed two consecutive editions for the first time in history because he was unable to compete in 1992 and 2007. And 2019.
Jordan’s first chance came 15 minutes ago when winger Musa Altamari started a solo run to Kuwait’s net from the right, but his last touch, his attempt at a lob finish on the right, came. Passed across the mouth of the goal Behind the goal kick. Jordan’s Ali Alwan scored his first goal in the 62nd minute to take the lead. Mahmoud Al-Mardi and Nuredin Al-Rawabda scored two more goals in the last few minutes of the match to seal the Jordanian victory.
