For the first time, Yemen wins West Asian Junior Final

SANAA, Dec. 13 (YPA) – The Yemeni football junior team was officially crowned the champion of the West Asian Junior Cup 2021, after winning a victory over the Saudi team on penalties.

The original time ended with a 1-1 draw, as Muhammad al-Barwani advanced with a goal for Yemen in the 46th minute, but Muhammad Al-Essa snatched an equaliser for the Saudi team in the 92nd minute.

The two teams went to penalty kicks, which the Yemeni team settled in its favour, with a final score of 4-3.

Yemen qualified for the final of the tournament, after beating its Syrian counterpart 2-1 on Saturday, whereas Saudi Arabia’s juniors reached the final after beating the UAE with 3-0.

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