CITY KIDS BEATEN BY EARLY PENALTY.UAE 1 Man City 0 AN eighth-minute penalty proved decisive as City slipped to defeat in their friendly against a youthful United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. side at Abu Dhabi's Zayed Sports City The Sports City is a sporting complex located in the Al Waab district of Doha, Qatar which contains several sporting venues, mostly constructed in preparation for the 2006 Asian Games. . The key moment in the Emirates Foundation Emirates Foundation is an Abu Dhabi-based foundation (charity) established by Amiri decree in 2005 by order of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince. The foundation describes itself as "...Cup match came when keeper Stuart Taylor fouled UAE skipper Saeed Al Kasand and was beaten down to his right side by Mohamed Al Shihi (inset). Pablo Zabaleta, Stephen Ireland and Nedum Onuoha were the only established first-team players named by boss Mark Hughes in a young City line-up. After falling behind, the nearest the visitors came to scoring in the first half was when Paul Marshall's free-kick from 20 yards curled over the bar in the 25th minute. Onuoha blocked a 44th-minute effort and City's night was summed up in the closing stages when their penalty appeals were unsuccessful after Kieran Trippier's cross appeared to be handballed. |
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