Qatar's Saad Al Sheeb crowned Best Goalkeeper

1st February 2019

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Abu Dhabi: As Qatar celebrated their maiden Continental title on Friday, Saad Al Sheeb won the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Best Goalkeeper Award as the competition's outstanding shot-stopper.



The 28-year-old Al Saad custodian played a key role in Al Annabi's unprecedented march to the title, conceding only once in his side's seven matches.

Al Sheeb was almost unbeatable throughout Qatar's historic campaign, keeping six successive clean sheets as his side became the first in the competition's 63-year history to reach the final without conceding a goal.

It took 609 minutes of game time for his perfect record to finally be broken, with a goal from Japan's Takumi Minamino in Qatar's 3-1 win in the tournament's final the only blemish on his impressive record.

The AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Best Goalkeeper Award is the crowning individual achievement of Al Sheeb's decade-long international career, with the Doha-born veteran having made his international debut in 2009.Source: the-afc.com