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 Timeline

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

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 Lanka (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Sujan Perera (GK)
5	Chamod Dilshan
6	Charitha Rathnayake
15	Adhavan Rajamohan
3	Nicholus Harsha Fernando
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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