Qatari footballer (born 1985)
Mohammed Kasola (Arabic: محمد كاسولا; born on August 13, 1985) is a footballer who plays as a centre back. Born in Ghana, he is naturalized Qatari citizen and represented the Qatar national team.
Club career statistics
Statistics accurate as of 21 August 2011[2]
1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.
2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.
3Includes AFC Champions League.
International career
He has made his first appearance for the senior Qatar national football team in a friendly match against Slovenia on March 3, 2010.[3]
He scored his first goal in a friendly against Russia in the 4th minute, and also gave his team an early lead in the 6th minute against Vietnam.
Kasola gained nationwide eminence for scoring a late equalizer in the 86th minute against Iran in the third round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.[4] Qatar, entering the match with a 9-goal advantage over Bahrain, who were 3 points behind them, were trailing 2–1 in the second half of the match held in Iran. Meanwhile, Bahrain, who were beating Indonesia 10–0 in a home match in very controversial circumstances,[5] looked to go through to the next round until Kasola's goal saved Qatar from elimination. Similarly, there was some controversy over Kasola's goal,[6] but it was not pursued by FIFA. As a reward for scoring the goal, Kasola received an Arabian camel.[7]
International goals
- Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.[8]
No |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition
|
1. |
29 March 2011 |
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |
Russia |
1–0 |
1–1 |
Friendly
|
2. |
23 July 2011 |
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |
Vietnam |
1–0 |
3–0 |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
3. |
29 February 2012 |
Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |
Iran |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
4. |
17 April 2013 |
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |
Palestine |
1–0 |
2–0 |
Friendly
|
5. |
15 November 2013 |
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |
Yemen |
3–1 |
4–1 |
2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
|
6. |
3 September 2015 |
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |
Bhutan |
2–0 |
15–0 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
7. |
13 October 2015 |
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |
Maldives |
2–0 |
4–0 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
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