Agencies :
Qatar recorded their biggest victory in international football when they eased past tiny Bhutan 15-0 while the UAE handed Malaysia a 10-0 rout in the Asian Zone World Cup qualifiers on Thursday (Sep 3).
Bhutan, a remote Himalayan kingdom, trailed 8-0 at half-time in the Group C match that saw Ali Asad and Mohammed Muntari notch up hat-tricks for the hosts.
The match was held at the fully air-conditioned Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad stadium, Bhutan still struggled and failed to put up a challenge allowing Qatar to score their second victory after a scrappy 1-0 win over the Maldives earlier in the tournament.
By half-time UAE were 7-0 ahead leaving Malaysia with no chance to stage a comeback in the Group A match. For the UAE, Ahmed Khalil scored four goals while Ali Ahmed Makhbout had three as they notched up their second win in as many matches.
Elsewhere in West Asia, Asia’s top team Iran defeated Guam 6-0, while Iraq beat Chinese Taipei 5-1.
Earlier, in the day China were frustrated 0-0 by Hong Kong in a politically fraught qualifiers while Son Heung-Min celebrated his move to Tottenham Hotspur with a hat-trick in South Korea’s 8-0 thrashing of Laos.
Asian champions Australia had an easier time in Perth as they cast off internal upheaval over a pay dispute to put five past Bangladesh, who are 173rd in the world rankings.
Qatar recorded their biggest victory in international football when they eased past tiny Bhutan 15-0 while the UAE handed Malaysia a 10-0 rout in the Asian Zone World Cup qualifiers on Thursday (Sep 3).
Bhutan, a remote Himalayan kingdom, trailed 8-0 at half-time in the Group C match that saw Ali Asad and Mohammed Muntari notch up hat-tricks for the hosts.
The match was held at the fully air-conditioned Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad stadium, Bhutan still struggled and failed to put up a challenge allowing Qatar to score their second victory after a scrappy 1-0 win over the Maldives earlier in the tournament.
By half-time UAE were 7-0 ahead leaving Malaysia with no chance to stage a comeback in the Group A match. For the UAE, Ahmed Khalil scored four goals while Ali Ahmed Makhbout had three as they notched up their second win in as many matches.
Elsewhere in West Asia, Asia’s top team Iran defeated Guam 6-0, while Iraq beat Chinese Taipei 5-1.
Earlier, in the day China were frustrated 0-0 by Hong Kong in a politically fraught qualifiers while Son Heung-Min celebrated his move to Tottenham Hotspur with a hat-trick in South Korea’s 8-0 thrashing of Laos.
Asian champions Australia had an easier time in Perth as they cast off internal upheaval over a pay dispute to put five past Bangladesh, who are 173rd in the world rankings.
