FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Yemen vs Sri Lanka, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, First Round

· 1st Leg
Yemen
  • 34': Ahmed Maher
  • 67': Nasser Al-Gahwashi
  • 90'+3': Abdulwasea Al-Matari
FT
3 - 0
1st Leg
Sri Lanka

    About

    Yemen are hosting Sri Lanka at Damac Stadium, Abha, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 14': Charitha Rathnayake (Sri Lanka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Nicholus Harsha Fernando (Sri Lanka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Goal! Yemen 1, Sri Lanka 0. Ahmed Maher (Yemen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdulwasea Al Matari.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Yemen 1, Sri Lanka 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Yemen 1, Sri Lanka 0.
    • 46': Substitution, Yemen. Anes Al Maari replaces Nasser Al Gahwashi.
    • 46': Substitution, Yemen. Omar Al Dahi replaces Hamza Hanash.
    • 64': Substitution, Sri Lanka. Shabeer Razooniya replaces Mohamed Shifan.
    • 64': Substitution, Yemen. Mohammed Al Dahi replaces Ahmed Al Sarori.
    • 67': Goal! Yemen 2, Sri Lanka 0. Nasser Al Gahwashi (Yemen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Al Wajeeha.
    • 74': Substitution, Sri Lanka. Aman Faizer replaces Rifkhan Mohamed.
    • 74': Substitution, Sri Lanka. Mohamed Aakib replaces Mariyathas Nitharshan.
    • 86': Adhavan Rajamohan (Sri Lanka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Yemen 3, Sri Lanka 0. Abdulwasea Al Matari (Yemen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Yemen. Mohammed Naji replaces Abdulwasea Al Matari.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, Sri Lanka. Jude Supan replaces Ahmed Waseem Razeek.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, Sri Lanka. Naizer Mohamed Fasal replaces Chalana Chameera.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Yemen 3, Sri Lanka 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Yemen 3, Sri Lanka 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: Damac Stadium
    Location: Abha, Saudi Arabia
    Attendance: 1,526

    Line-Ups

    YEM Yemen (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    22 Abdullah Al Sadi (GK)
    4 Harwan Al Zubaidi
    3 Mohammed Saeed Al-Ghaili
    2 Ahmed Al Wajih
    6 Al Khader Al Douh
    18 Hamza Hanash
    15 Mohammed Al Tairi
    11 Abdulwasea Al-Matari
    7 Ahmed Al Sarori
    12 Ahmed Maher
    16 Nasser Al-Gahwashi
    Yemen Substitutes:
    Qasim Al Sharafi, Yousef Al Haimi, Abdulmuain Al Jarshi, Omar Al Dahi, Radhawan Al Hubaishi, Anes Al Maari, Luai Atya, Wahid Mohammed, Mohammed Naji, Hamza Mahrous, Mohammed Aman Fateh Khairalah, Mohammed Abdullah Al Dahi.

    SRI Sri Lanka (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sujan Perera (GK)
    5 Chamod Dilshan
    6 Charitha Rathnayake Yellow Card
    15 Adhavan Rajamohan Yellow Card
    3 Nicholus Harsha Fernando Yellow Card
    4 Chalana Chameera
    8 Barath Suresh
    23 Rifkhan Mohamed
    13 Ahmed Waseem Razeek
    16 Mariyathas Nitharshan
    9 Mohamed Shifan
    Sri Lanka Substitutes:
    Jude Supan, Rahul Suresh, Prabath Ruwan, Mohamed Fasal, Shenal Sandesh, Chathuranga Madushan, Mohamed Aman Faizer, Kaveesh Lakpriya Fernando, Mohamed Faizal Aakib, Razooniya Shabeer, Hewage Kavindu Ishan, Afeel Mohamed.

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