Nepal U23 suffered 1-0 loss at the hands of Oman U23 in first match of AFC U23 qualifiers in Doha on Friday.

Yousuf Al Malki scored the match winner in 13th minute.

Oman completely dominated the match. Team Nepal didn't have a single shot on target.

Nepal U23 will play next against Qatar U23 on March 26 at Aspire 5.

Nepal First XI: Arpan Karki(GK); Suman Aryal, Ananta Tamang, Dinesh Rajbanshi, Kamal Shrestha;Sunil Bal, Hemanta Thapa Magar, Gaurab Budhathoki, Tej Tamang; Bimal Gharti Magar, Anjan Bista.

Oman First XI: Ibrahim Al-Mukhani(GK); Amran Said, Qadhafi Rashid, Ammar Saif, Ahmed Ali, Yousef Nashr; Zahir Sulaiman, Asad Khamis, Salaah Al Yahyaei(C); Muhsen Saleh, Arshad Sai