The Saudi Arabian national handball team beat Japan to take first place in their second group at the ninth Asian Youth Championships, which is qualifying for the 2023 World Cup to be held in Bahrain’s capital Manama.

The Saudi Arabian national handball team beat the Japanese team 31–28 and kept the full mark by 10 points in the fifth and final round of the group stage.

The Saudi team started the first half of the confrontation with concentration, and was able to impose their control and control during the first 10 minutes, which witnessed their progression (8-3).

Saudi Arabia’s handball team maintained their lead despite Benin’s attempts to reduce the result until they ended the first half in their favor with a score of 17-14.

Despite attempts by the Japanese team to come back with a result, Al-Akhdar managed to keep the lead until the final whistle heralded their victory (31-28).