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Saudi Arabia Defeats Bahrain in Riffa
Riffa, Bahrain – In a match played at the Stad al-Bahrayn al-Watani, Saudi Arabia defeated Bahrain in a World Cup Qualification – Asia match. The encounter, refereed by Uzbekistan’s Ilgiz Tantashev, was defined by Saudi effectiveness in front of goal.
Saudi Arabia opened the scoring in the 16th minute with a goal by M. Al Juwayr, assisted by S. Al Dawsari. Despite having less ball possession (46% compared to Bahrain’s 54%), the Saudi team managed to be more decisive in their attacks.
Bahrain, although dominating possession and taking a greater number of shots (16 in total, although only 2 on target), failed to convert their opportunities. Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, took advantage of one of their attacks in the second half to extend their lead in the 78th minute with a goal by A. Al Oboud, assisted by A. Majrashi.
The match was also marked by cards. M. Al Humaidan and M. Abduljabbar received yellow cards for Bahrain, while Z. Al Johani and N. Boushal were cautioned for Saudi Arabia. The match ended with a victory for Saudi Arabia, who earned important points on their road to World Cup qualification.
Substitutions saudi arabia: at minute 61 A. Al Oboud came in and M. Kanno went out., at minute 61 F. Al Ghamdi came in and M. Al Juwayr went out., at minute 62 N. Al Dawsari came in and A. Yahya went out., at minute 79 M. Al Sahafi came in and F. Al Buraikan went out., at minute 89 S. Abdulhamid came in and N. Boushal went out.
Substitutions bahrain: at minute 65 I. Al Khatal came in and A. Al Sherooqi went out., at minute 72 V. Emmanuel came in and H. Al Shamsan went out., at minute 79 H. Abdulkarim came in and M. Al Humaidan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bahrain
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Saudi Arabia
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