Saudi Arabia beats United Arab Emirates with two early goals

RIYADH (Interstat) — Saudi Arabia scored twice inside the opening 13 minutes and defeated the United Arab Emirates 2-0 on Tuesday. Hammam Al Hammami opened the scoring in the 11th minute, and Firas Al Birakan doubled the lead in the 13th. Nasser Al Dawsari provided an assist. Saudi Arabia moved to two wins and no losses in the competition and overall, while the United Arab Emirates dropped to one win and one loss in the competition and overall. The visitors made five substitutions after halftime. The hosts made five changes, including Al Hammami in stoppage time. Saudi Arabia received yellow cards to Abu Al Shamat, Al Hamdan and Al Hammami. The United Arab Emirates saw Faiz and Coulibaly booked, and Khaled Ebraheim was sent off in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Al Hammami and Al Birakan scored, and Al Dawsari had an assist. The United Arab Emirates could not find a response, and Saudi Arabia closed out the win.