DUBAI // Teams in the du Football Champions tournament took the pitches on Saturday at the Sevens Stadium to try to secure their spots in the final knock out stages in Dubai.
The young football players still have a way to go before they have the opportunity to lift the trophy.
The duFC Schools and Streets cup is poised for some fierce competition next week, and on March 12, winners from the Abu Dhabi and Northern Emirates rounds will join their counterparts in Dubai.
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Result
UAE (S. Tagliabue 90+1') 1-2 Uzbekistan (Shokhruz Norkhonov 48', 86')
ABU DHABI ORDER OF PLAY
Starting at 10am:
Daria Kasatkina v Qiang Wang
Veronika Kudermetova v Annet Kontaveit (10)
Maria Sakkari (9) v Anastasia Potapova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova v Ons Jabeur (15)
Donna Vekic (16) v Bernarda Pera
Ekaterina Alexandrova v Zarina Diyas
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