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Brilliant UAE qualify for league phase
The UAE qualified for the league phase of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympics after a 1-1 draw against North Korea at the Tahnoon bin Mohammed Stadium in Al Ain on Thursday night.
North Korea couldn’t cope with the long journey and the sapping heat of 37 degrees in the Middle East and had to settle for a 1-1 draw in the return leg. The UAE had won the first of the two legs 1-0 against the Koreans with Mohammed Ahmed scoring the match winner in the 56th minute in Pyongyang.
The UAE only needed a draw to qualify for the Asian group stage which begins in September.
UAE coach Emirati Mahdi Ali had a fully fit squad to choose from. Korean coach Jo In-Chol had said pre-match that the heat will be a disadvantage for his side. UAE advanced to a four-nation group, one of the three for the second round.
The winner of the three groups will advance to the London Olympics, while the three runners-up will play each other in a play-off. The winner of that play-off will play the fourth-ranked team from Africa in another play-off for a berth at the London Olympic in 2012.
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