IN A STEP NEARER TO QUALIFYING FOR ASIAN YOUTH SOCCER FINALS, SAUDI ARABIAN NATIONAL YOUTH TEAM BEAT ITS MALAYSIAN COUNTERPART 2 - 0 IN A MATCH AT SARAI CANTRIVA STADIUM IN BANGALORE, INDIA TODAY WITHIN ASIA YOUTH CUP QUALIFYING GROUP 4. MOHAMMED AL-SAHALAWI NETTED THE BALL IN THE 13TH MINUTE OF THE FIRST HALF FROM A CLEVER FREE KICK. ONE MINUTE LATER, ALI OTAIF SCORED HIS TEAM'S SECOND GOAL ALSO FROM A SPLENDID FREE-KICK. ACCORDINGLY, POINT-LESS MALAYSIA LOST HOPE OF QUALIFYING DUE TO ITS DEFEAT BY VIETNAM 2-1 EARLY THIS WEEK WHILE SAUDI ARABIA COLLECTED FOUR POINTS FROM TODAY'S WIN AND A DRAW WITH IRAQ. NEXT FRIDAY, MALAYSIA MEETS IRAQ WHILE SAUDI ARABIA PLAYS VIETNAM.