The Bahraini national team became the first to qualify for the semi-finals of the Arabian Gulf Football Cup “Gulf 26”, after its valuable victory this evening, Wednesday, with two clean goals over “defending champion” Iraq in the confrontation that brought together the two sides at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait in the second round of the tournament. Championship.
“Al-Ahmar” raised its score to 6 points, securing the qualification card and clinching the top spot in the group even before the third round that brought it together in Yemen, as it had achieved a valuable victory in the first round over Saudi Arabia 3-2, before winning in yesterday’s match over the “Lions of Mesopotamia.” While Yemen occupies last place without any points.
The champion of the 2019 edition gave a performance that deserved victory in the match, as the two goals came in a playful manner, and Ali Madan scored the lead goal in the 38th minute, which came from a collective, skillful and physical effort in which the ball reached him inside the penalty area, and he in turn had little difficulty in putting it in the net.
With the start of the second half, Bahrain increased its lead with the second goal in the 47th minute in a wonderful way, after Kamil Al-Aswad hit the offside trap and sent a ball into the penalty area that put his teammate Ali Madan facing the goal, and he in turn shot it into the net, ensuring his country’s passage to the “Golden Square.”
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