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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Bahrain

7': Sayed Mahdi Baqer
18': Abdullah Yusuf (P)
36': Komail Al-Aswad

FT
3 - 0

Nepal

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Bahrain are hosting Nepal at Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain, 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.
7': Goal! Bahrain 1, Nepal 0. Sayed Baqer (Bahrain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
18': Goal! Bahrain 2, Nepal 0. Abdulla Yusuf Helal (Bahrain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
36': Goal! Bahrain 3, Nepal 0. Komail Al Aswad (Bahrain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Marhoon.
45'+2': First Half ends, Bahrain 3, Nepal 0.
45': Second Half begins Bahrain 3, Nepal 0.
45': Substitution, Bahrain. Ibrahim Al Khatal replaces Mahdi Al Humaidan.
62': Substitution, Bahrain. Hasan Al Karani replaces Jassim Al Shaikh.
62': Substitution, Bahrain. Husain Abdulkarim replaces Komail Al Aswad.
71': Sanjeeb Bista (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Sanish Shrestha (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Bahrain. Ahmed Al Sherooqi replaces Mohamed Marhoon.
79': Substitution, Nepal. Dinesh Henjan replaces Sanish Shrestha.
82': Substitution, Bahrain. Moses Atede replaces Ali Haram.
84': Substitution, Nepal. Bishal Basnet replaces Chhiring Lama.
90'+4': Substitution, Nepal. Hisub Thapaliya replaces Sanjeeb Bista.
90'+6': Dinesh Henjan (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Bahrain 3, Nepal 0.
0': Match ends, Bahrain 3, Nepal 0.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Bahrain National Stadium
Location: Riffa, Bahrain
Attendance: 2,475

Line-Ups

Bahrain (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
5	Hamed Al-Shamsan
18	Mohammed Adel
4	Sayed Mahdi Baqer
14	Ali Abdula Haram
15	Jasim Al-Shaikh
19	Komail Al-Aswad
8	Mohamed Marhoon
2	Hazza Ali Mubarak
20	Mahdi Al-Humaidan
9	Abdullah Yusuf

Bahrain Substitutes:

Ismail Abdullatif, Ebrahim Al-Khatal, Sayed Mohamed Jaafar, Mahdi Abduljabbar, Ammar Mohamed, Husain Abdulkarim, Ahmed Alsherooqi, Mohamed Al-Hardan, Moses Atede Jona, Hasan Ali Alkarrani, Abdulwahab Al-Malood, Ahmed Nabeel.

Nepal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
16	Kiran Chemjong Limbu (GK)
13	Abhishek Limbu
6	Chhiring Lama
20	Sanish Shrestha
4	Ananta Tamang
10	Laken Limbu
5	Saubhagya Rai
7	Gillespye Jung Karki
11	Utsav Rai
17	Bharat Khawas
9	Sanjeeb Bista

Nepal Substitutes:

Samir Tamang, Abishek Baral, Rohan Karki, Ajay Chaudhary, Bishal Sunar, Sumit Shrestha, Anjan Bista, Hisub Thapaliya, Mani Kumar Lama, Bishal Basnet, Dinesh Henjan.

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