Football: Lebanon beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in FIFA WC Qualifier

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Lebanon beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asia Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 match game played at the Racecourse ground on Tuesday (15).

Lebanon struck first in the eighth minute through their skipper Livu Cribotarive, from a penalty that was awarded.

With rain coming down heavily the game remained a close battle after Sri Lanka retaliated but without success.

Lebanon struck their second goal from a penalty as Hila Alhewal made a successful kick to the goal, to lead 2-0 at halftime.

After the turnaround the home team made all possible efforts to strike back, but they were thwarted by the Lebanese, who sealed the game 3-0 from a late goal from Alhewal.

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