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Kazakhs blank UAE
ALMATY. Oct 18: Kazakhstan finally recovered their form here today, putting on a classy second
half performance to beat the United Arab Emirates 3-0 in th< Asian Group B World Cup qualifying round, report agencies.
Kazakhstan, who had drawr three and lost two in their pre vious five matches, put the UAE under sustained pressure right from the start, and towards half-time the Arab visitors were reeling but still In the game.
The Emirates launched some sporadic counter-attacks befort half-time, but were overwhelmed by Kazakhstan's sec ond half offensive.
As full-time approached, th< Emirates launched a desperate counter-attack, and a cfumsy tackle by a Kazakh defender triggered an ugly punch-up.
The brawl threatened to es calate. with several players trading blows, and the Kazakh police ready to intervene.
However, referee Haji Yak-oub Nik-Ahmed from Malaysia managed to separate the players before blowing the final whis-
tle. and the two captains shook hands as they led their teams off.
On Friday. Group A leaders Iran maintained their stranglehold with a polished performance against China in Tehran.
The home side thrashed the visitors 4-1 to open up a four-point lead. Iran nave 11 points from five matches.
They are followed by Kuwait. Saudi Arabia and China. Qatar are out of the contention with a solitary point.
Visiting Kuwait shocked the Saudis 2-1 in Riyadh to move into second place on goal difference.
GROUP A STANDINGS
Country; P W D L F A Pt«
South Korea 5 4 1 0 11 4 13
UAE 5 2 1 2 8 8 7
Japan 5 13 19 7 6
Kazakhstan 6 1 3 2 6 10 6
Uzbekistan 5 0 2 3 8 13 2
Remaining fixtures: Oct 18: Uzbekistan v South Korea; Oct 25 : Uzbekistan v Kazakhstan; Oct 25 or 26: Japan v UAE; Nov 1 or 2: South Korea v Japan; Nov 2: UAE v Uzbekistan, Nov 7: UAE v South Korea: Nov 8 or 9: Japan v Kazakhstan