RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s handball team defeated Iran 29-26 on Monday at the IHF Men’s Youth World Championship in Croatia, held at the Marino Cvetkovic Sports Hall in Opatija.
The Kingdom’s Hussein Freij won the award for the best player of the game.
Saudi Arabia now have two points, level with the other countries in their group, which includes Germany and the Faroe Islands.
They meet the Faroe Islands on Tuesday, with a win ensuring their qualification to the quarterfinals.
