LIVE Action: Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia (AFC 2026 World Cup qualifier)

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Leaders-Mena magazine provided a live coverage of Thursday's game between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in the 9th of Group C of the AFC 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Fulltime: Bahrain 0-2 Saudi Arabia
Scorers: Musab Al-Juwayr 16′, Abdul-Rahman Al-Oboud 78′
Yellow cards:
Mahdi Al-Humaidan, Mahdi Abduljabbar (Bahrain) Ziyad Al-Johani, Nawaf Al-Boushail (Saudi Arabia) Lineups:
Bahrain: Ebrahim Lutfalla; Abdulla Al-Khulasi, Amine Benadi, Hamad Al-Shamsan, Waleed Al-Hayyam; Sayed Dhiya Saeed, Komail Al-Aswad, Ahmed Al-Sherooqi; Mahdi Abduljabbar, Mahdi Al-Humaidan, Mohamed Marhoon
Saudi Arabia: Nawaf Al-Aqidi; Ali Majrashi, Hassan Tambakti, Nawaf Al-Boushal, Hassan Kadesh; Mohamed Kanno, Ziyad Al-Johani, Musab Al-Juwayr; Ayman Yahya, Feras Al-Buraikan, Salem Al-Dawsari
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90+10′ Second half ends.
90+4′ Abdulrahman Al-Oboud strikes the ball with his right foot from the right side of the box, but the shot is blocked.
90+1′ Nasser Al-Dawsari is caught offside.
90′ Fourth official signals 9 minutes of added time.
89′ Substitution for Saudi Arabia: Saud Abdulhamid replaces Nawaf Al-Boushail.
88′ Nawaf Al-Bushail receives a yellow card.
88′ Substitution for Bahrain: Husain Abdulkarim replaces Mahdi Al-Humaidan
86′ Waleed Al-Hayam wins a free kick for Bahrain in the attacking half.
85′ Salem Al-Dawsari is caught offside.
84′ Delay over, players are ready to continue.
84′ Bahrain's Mahdi Abduljabbar receives a yellow card
83′ Saudi Arabia's Al-Johani gets a yellow card.
81′ Delay in match because of an injury to Ziyad Al-Johani.
80′ Marwan Al-Sahafi tries his luck with a left-footed shot from outside the box, but Bahrain's defense block the shot.
79′ Substitution for Saudi Arabia: Marwan Al-Sahafi comes in for Firas Al-Buraikan.
(GOAL) Al-Obud strikes the ball with his right foot from the centre of the box following a fast break.
78′ GOOAAL… Al-Oboud doubles the score for Saudi Arabia.
76′ Delay over, they are ready to resume the game.
74′ Delay in match because of an injury to Saudi Arabia's goalkeeper Nawaf Al-Aqidi.
73′ Vincent Emmanuel tries his luck with a right-footed shot from outside the box, but the goalkeeper makes a great save in the bottom left corner.
73′ Sayed Dhiya wins a free kick for Bahrain in the defensive half.
72′ Substitution for Bahrain: Vincent Emmanuel comes in for Hamad Al-Shamsan
70′ Corner kick for Saudi Arabia; conceded by Hamad Al-Shamsan.
69′ Bahrain's Mahdi Al-Humaidan gets a yellow card for a bad foul.
68′ Mohamed Marhoon's left-footed shot from the left side of the box goes wide.
67′ Ebrahim Al-Khatal wins a free kick for Bahrain in the attacking half.
66′ Al-Oboud tries his luck with a right-footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
65′ Substitution for Bahrain: Ibrahim Al-Khatal replaces Ahmed Al-Sherooqi.
65′ WHAT A CHANCE! Salem Al-Dawsari was close to doubling the score for Saudi Arabia, but his right-footed shot form left side of the box goes wide.
63′ Waleed Al-Hayam tries his luck with a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it misses to the left. 62′ Mahdi Al-Humaidan wins a free kick for Bahrain in the attacking half.
61′ Triple subs for Saudi Arabia: Abdul-Rahman Al-Oboud replaces Mohammed Kanno; Faisal Al-Gahmedi comes in for Musab Al-Juwayr; Nasser Al-Dawsari replaces Ayman Yahya.
58′ WHAT A SAVE! Salem Al-Dawsari forces Lutfalla to produce a brilliant save to block his right-footed shot from outside the box
56′ Saudi Arabia goalie Nawaf Al-Aqidi wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54′ Bahrain win free kick following a foul by Ali Majrashi.
50′ Bahrain's Mahdi Al-Humaidan is caught offside.
49′ Corner kick for Bahrain, conceded by Nawaf Al-Aqidi
46′ Sayed Dhiya send a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it misses to the right.
46′ Second half begins Halftime
45+6′ First half ends.
45+5′ Goal kick for Saudi Arabia.
45+3 Bahrain are seeking to level the score, but the players are failing to create clear-cut scoring opportunities.
45+1′ Corner kick for Bahrain; conceded by Ali Majrashi.
45′ Fourth official signals 5 minutes of added time.
45′ Corner kick for Bahrain.
43′ Firas Al-Buraikan wins a free kick for Saudi Arabia in the attacking half.
42′ Goal kick for Saudi Arabia.
40′ WHAT A CHANCE! Salem Al-Dawsari was close to doubling the score with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it goes wide.
37′ Hand ball by Bahrain' s Sayed Dhiya.
29′ Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28′ Delay in match because of an injury to Ali Majrashi.
27′ Mohamed Marhoon connects with Mahdi Al Humaidan's cross following a corner with a brilliant header from the centre of the box, but it goes too high.
27′ Corner kick for Bahrain.
25′ Bahrain's Komail Al-Aswad strikes the ball with his left foot, but it goes wide.
25′ Throw in for Bahrain.
24′ Bahrain are trying to create something, but the Falcons solid defense blocks all their attempts.
21′ Mahdi Al-Humaidan connects with Mohamed Marhoon's pass with a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but Saudi Arabia defense blocks the ball.
18′ Firas Al-Buraikan is caught offside.
(GOAL) Al-Juwayr capitalizes on Salem Al-Dawsari's cross with a right-footed strike from very close range.
16′ GOOAAL… Saudi Arabia score.
14′ Bahrain's Ahmed Al Sherooqi is caught offside.
14′ Throw in for Bahrain.
13′ Throw in for Sadu Arabia in the defensive half.
10′ Corner for Saudi Arabia; conceded by Ebrahim Lutfallah.
7′ The Green Falcons have turned things up, controlling the rhythm of play and the ball possession.
3′ Throw in for Saudi Arabia.
2′ Bahrain are pushing forward, seeking an early goal.
1′ First half begins
16:00 Probable lineups: Bahrain: Lutfalla, Emmanuel, Benaddi, Al-Hayam, Al-Khalasi, Saeed, Al-Aswad, Madan, Marhoon, Al-Humaidan, and Abduljabbar. Saudi Arabia: Al-Aqidi, Abdulhamid, Lajami, Al-Tambakti, Boushal, Yahya, Al-Ghamdi, N. Al-Dawsari, S. Al-Dawsari, Al-Buraikan, and Al-Sahafi.
14:00 Saudi Arabia's qualifying campaign has seen mixed results, yet they remain hopeful of securing direct qualification. They managed a goalless draw against group winners Japan in their last match, despite only one shot on target.
Against their main rivals, Japan and Australia, Saudi Arabia held both to 0-0 draws, showcasing their defensive prowess.
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Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Venue: Bahrain National Stadium
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