Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Male: Six goals in 24 minutes sealed a 7-0 win for the Maldives over Bhutan in the teams’ final AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 qualifying match on Tuesday as the Indian Ocean islanders secured third spot in Group D.
Naiz Hassan claimed four of his side’s goals as the Maldives picked up their second win to leave Bhutan without a point and bottom of the standings at the end of a challenging campaign.
A missed penalty by Ali Fasir in the 11th minute suggested it was going to be a frustrating night for the Maldives and new coach Petar Segrt and it took until the 35th minute for the home side to take the lead.
Hamza Mohamed started and finished the move that put the Maldives ahead when he burst deep into the Bhutan half to exchange passes with Ibrahim Waheed Hassan before curling the ball home with the inside of his right foot.
Bhutan continued to frustrate the Maldives, who were unable to make their dominance pay until the 66th minute when Naiz Hassan raced past the visiting defence and slid the ball home.
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