The Lebanese U-20 team continued a series of local preparations for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, which will begin on September 10 and last until September 18, as the team was placed in the ninth group along with Tajikistan, Cambodia and Singapore. .

The team will play two friendly matches with their Syrian counterpart on the 25th and 28th of this year at the Bhamdun Stadium in preparation for the Asian Championship.

At the Nejmeh Club stadium in Al Manara, the team played a friendly match against the first team of the Sporting Beirut club today, which ended in a 3-2 victory for the team.

At the beginning of the match, the teams exchanged control of the ball in an attempt to open the scoring, and in the 18th minute there was the first real threat to the Sporting goal, which was brilliantly blocked by goalkeeper Shadi Al-Azki. to the left of goalkeeper Mohamed Zara.

Sporting almost leveled thanks to a free kick from Omar Mashlawi and a brilliant save from Al Azzawi, and at the end of the first half the youth team advanced without goals.

The second half began at a fast pace as match referee Muhammad Al-Awadi awarded Sporting a penalty in the 48th minute, which was saved by goalkeeper Rami Al-Majali.

In the 51st minute, Sporting managed to level the score after Ali Abbas crossed from outside the box, and the youth team waited only 10 minutes to pass Sporting with a goal by Mohamed Sadeq.

In the 78th minute, Hamza Salama of Sporting CP equalized for his team, taking advantage of a team error in defense, and in the 80th minute, Mohamed Sadiq scored the team’s third and second goal with a direct free-kick.