UAE kicked off the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup™ with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Egypt in a first-ever all-Arab clash at the finals
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Host UAE kicked off the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup™ with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Egypt in a first-ever all-Arab clash at the finals.
Waleed Beshr sent the home crowd into ecstasy midway through the first period as his rasping free-kick found a way under Ibrahim Hassan. Beshr almost turned provider soon after as Rashed Eid met his floated cross at the back post, but headed narrowly wide.
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The hosts would double their advantage in second period, though. This time Ali Mohammed fired a free-kick towards goal which ricocheted its way over the Egypt stopper.
Egypt would get themselves back into the game with little under four minutes remaining. Moustafa Sasa lifted a corner in which was decisively headed home by Hossam Paulo. While Ahmed Beshr was later shown a red card, the African nation couldn’t find a leveller.
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