Ten-man Qatar, who are likely to provide a tough challenge to the UAE in Group B at the Gulf Cup, ended their warm-up on a high with a thumping 5-2 victory over Libya yesterday. Waleed Jassim scored an early penalty three minutes in, but Tala al-Boloshi was sent off for Qatar on 41 minutes. Mohamed Zubya equalised for Libya five minutes after the break, but just a minute later, Sebastien Soria restored Qatar's lead.
After Osama al Fazzani saw red for Libya, Qatar imposed their superiority, with goals from Hassan Alhaidos and Sayyed Ali Albasheer confirming the win. Ahmad Saad scored a late consolation for Libya before Ali Hassan Aleef made it five. Yemen, who face the UAE on Monday, lost 1-0 to in the second of two friendlies againt Zimbabwe. * With agencies
