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

· 2nd Leg - Yemen advance 4-1 on aggregate

Sri Lanka

89': Charitha Rathnayake

FT
1 - 1
2nd Leg - Yemen advance 4-1 on aggregate

Yemen

4': Abdulwasea Al-Matari

About

Sri Lanka are hosting Yemen at Race Course International Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 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.
4': Goal! Sri Lanka 0, Yemen 1. Abdulwasea Al Matari (Yemen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Anes Al Maari.
38': Substitution, Sri Lanka. Naizer Mohamed Fasal replaces Barath Suresh.
45'+3': First Half ends, Sri Lanka 0, Yemen 1.
45': Second Half begins Sri Lanka 0, Yemen 1.
45': Substitution, Yemen. Hamza Hanash replaces Mohammed Al Tairi.
45': Substitution, Yemen. Omar Al Dahi replaces Abdulwasea Al Matari.
46': Hamza Hanash (Yemen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Substitution, Sri Lanka. Aman Faizer replaces Asikur Rahuman.
60': Rifkhan Mohamed (Sri Lanka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, Yemen. Mohammed Al Dahi replaces Ahmed Maher.
76': Substitution, Yemen. Mohammed Naji replaces Anes Al Maari.
82': Substitution, Yemen. Wahid Mohammed replaces Nasser Al Gahwashi.
83': Substitution, Sri Lanka. Rahul Suresh replaces Rifkhan Mohamed.
83': Substitution, Sri Lanka. Shenal Sandesh replaces Hewage Kavindu Ishan.
89': Charitha Rathnayake (Sri Lanka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Goal! Sri Lanka 1, Yemen 1. Charitha Rathnayake (Sri Lanka) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Shenal Sandesh.
90'+5': Ahmed Al Sarori (Yemen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Rahul Suresh (Sri Lanka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Sri Lanka 1, Yemen 1.
0': Match ends, Sri Lanka 1, Yemen 1.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Race Course International Stadium
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Attendance: 3,000

Line-Ups

Sri Lanka (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Sujan Perera (GK)
6	Charitha Rathnayake
5	Asikur Rahuman
15	Adhavan Rajamohan
17	Jude Supan
19	Afeel Mohamed
8	Barath Suresh
13	Ahmed Waseem Razeek
7	Hewage Kavindu Ishan
23	Rifkhan Mohamed
11	Mohamed Faizal Aakib

Sri Lanka Substitutes:

Mariyathas Nitharshan, Kaveesh Lakpriya Fernando, Prabath Ruwan, Mohamed Fasal, Mohamed Aman Faizer, Shenal Sandesh, Rahul Suresh, Razooniya Shabeer.

Yemen (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Abdullah Al Sadi (GK)
3	Mohammed Saeed Al-Ghaili
4	Harwan Al Zubaidi
6	Al Khader Al Douh
12	Ahmed Maher
16	Nasser Al-Gahwashi
15	Mohammed Al Tairi
11	Abdulwasea Al-Matari
17	Anes Al Maari
7	Ahmed Al Sarori
2	Ahmed Al Wajih

Yemen Substitutes:

Abdulmuain Al Jarshi, Radhawan Al Hubaishi, Luai Atya, Hamza Mahrous, Mohammed Abdullah Al Dahi, Mohammed Aman Fateh Khairalah, Hamza Hanash, Saqr Ebrahim Al-Harbi, Omar Al Dahi, Wahid Mohammed, Mohammed Naji.

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