During the opening game of the AFC Futsal Championship qualifiers Jordan beat Qatar by 3-1 in the Group B encounter to lead the group which consists of Jordan,Qatar and Lebanon.Jordan got an early lead at 2' when Ahmed Amer Samara tucked a neat heel flick in the box to give them an early momentum in the encounter.It wasn't long before Sameer Samir doubled the lead at 6' to lead 2-1 with a 15 yard strike from a free kick to crash at the back of the net.
In the first half Qatar managed to pull one back at 15' through a thunderous strike from free kick by Said Albulushi and looked to claw their way back into the game.
The second half was an end-to-end battle as both team looked for possession and openings but eventually Jordan pressed hard to get their cushion lead of 3-1 with a 37 minutes strike by no. 10 Samer Samih Aldeen to cruise to a 3-1 lead.
The win gives Jordan huge boost for the qualification process as a win against Lebanon could ensure their play off clash in the Group B encounter.
In Group A,Asian powerhouse Iraq took on Bahrain in the opening game encounter and in a hard fought encounter Bahrain managed to sneak in a 3-2 victory in a game that could have of gone to either side.In the Arabian derby Saudi Arabia held to 1-1 draw with UAE as Alhoshani scored for UAE at opening minute and was responded with a prompt equalizer from S Alasiri on the 4th minute.The remaining of the game there were many chances created by both teams but none failed to break the deadlock ending in 1-1 draw.
