UAE win Olympics qualifier beating Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan's Kenja Turaev, left, and United Arab Emirates's Khamis Esmaeel Khamis fight for the ball during their AFC 2012 Olympic

UAE’s Rashid Eisa (in red) is locked in a tussle for the ball with Uzbekistan’s Oleg Zoteev during their Olympic qualifier in Tashkent on Wednesday.

Uzbekistan’s Islom Tuhtahujaev (left) vies with the UAE’s Omar Abdul Rahman in Tashkent on Wednesday.

Uzbekistan’s Fozil Musaev (left) and the UAE’s Habib Fardan Abdullah fight for the ball during their Olympic qualifier in Tashkent. President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has granted Dh 500,000 for every player of the UAE Olympic Football team in recognition of their qualification to the London 2012 Olympics

A file picture of UAE under23 football team.

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