Yemen vs Bahrain, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Yemen

FT
0 - 2

Bahrain

38': Mohamed Marhoon
48': Harwan Al Zubaidi (OG)

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Yemen are hosting Bahrain at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City 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.
38': Goal! Yemen 0, Bahrain 1. Mohamed Marhoon (Bahrain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdullah Al Hashash.
45': Harwan Al Zubaidi (Yemen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': First Half ends, Yemen 0, Bahrain 1.
45': Second Half begins Yemen 0, Bahrain 1.
48': Own Goal by Harwan Al Zubaidi, Yemen. Yemen 0, Bahrain 2.
55': Substitution, Yemen. Anes Al Maari replaces Nasser Al Gahwashi.
55': Substitution, Yemen. Mohammed Naji replaces Mohammed Al Tairi.
55': Substitution, Yemen. Omar Al Dahi replaces Ahmed Al Sarori.
58': Substitution, Bahrain. Ali Madan replaces Ibrahim Al Khatal.
58': Substitution, Bahrain. Moses Jona replaces Mohamed Abdulwahab.
68': Substitution, Bahrain. Abdulla Yusuf Helal replaces Abdullah Al Hashash.
68': Substitution, Bahrain. Mahdi Al Humaidan replaces Mohamed Marhoon.
69': Mohammed Al Hardan (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Yemen. Mohammed Al Dahi replaces Abdulwasea Al Matari.
78': Substitution, Yemen. Hamza Mahrous replaces Ahmed Maher.
79': Substitution, Bahrain. Jasim Khelaif replaces Mohammed Al Hardan.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Yemen 0, Bahrain 2.
0': Match ends, Yemen 0, Bahrain 2.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium
Location: Abha, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 1,291

Line-Ups

Yemen (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Abdullah Al Sadi (GK)
3	Harwan Al Zubaidi
4	Hamza Al Rimi
21	Ahmed Al Wajih
6	Al Khader Al Douh
16	Nasser Al-Gahwashi
15	Mohammed Al Tairi
18	Hamza Hanash
12	Ahmed Maher
11	Abdulwasea Al-Matari
7	Ahmed Al Sarori

Yemen Substitutes:

Mohammed Abdullah Al Dahi, Omar Al Dahi, Abdul Majeed Sabarah, Hamza Mahrous, Mohammed Aman Fateh Khairalah, Radhawan Al Hubaishi, Abdulmuain Al Jarshi, Wahid Mohammed, Mohammed Naji, Mohammed Saeed Al-Ghaili, Anes Al Maari, Yaser Thawab.

Bahrain (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
3	Waleed Al-Hayam
2	Amine Benaddi
16	Hazaa Ali
18	Mohammed Adel
10	Komail Al-Aswad
6	Mohamed Al-Hardan
5	Mohamed Abdulwahab
14	Abdullah Al Hashash
11	Ibrahim Al Khatal
8	Mohamed Marhoon

Bahrain Substitutes:

Sayed Mohamed Jaafar, Husain Al Eker, Abdulla Al Khalasi, Jasim Al-Salama, Mahdi Al-Humaidan, Ali Hasan Saeed Isa, Ahmed Bughammar, Moses Atede Jona, Ali Jaafar Madan, Jasim Al-Shaikh, Hamad Mohamed Al-Dosari, Abdullah Yusuf.

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