FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

FT Thursday, September 5, 2024
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Match Report

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Bahrain frustrate Socceroos in shock qualifier loss

A 10-man Socceroos outfit has suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Bahrain on the Gold Coast in a disastrous setback to their hopes of direct World Cup qualification.

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Head to Head

AUS leads series 5-0

Lineups

AUS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 4Kye RowlesCD-L
  3. 19Harry SouttarCD-R
  4. 16Aziz BehichLB
  5. 13Alessandro CircatiRB
  6. 8Connor MetcalfeAM
  7. 5Aiden O'NeillLM
  8. 22Jackson IrvineRM
  9. 11Kusini YengiF
  10. 23Craig GoodwinAM-L
  11. 6Martin BoyleAM-R

BHR · 4-4-2

  1. 22Ebrahim LutfallaG
  2. 2Amine BenaddiCD-L
  3. 16Sayed Mahdi BaqerCD-R
  4. 23Abdulla Al KhalasiLB
  5. 17Vincent Ani EmmanuelRB
  6. 4Abbas Al-AsfoorCM-L
  7. 14Ali Abdula HaramCM-R
  8. 8Mohamed MarhoonLM
  9. 7Ali Jaafar MadanRM
  10. 12Mahdi AbduljabbarCF-L
  11. 19Komail Al-AswadCF-R

Timeline

  1. 58' Kye Rowles (Australia) Yellow Card at 58'
  2. 58' Nestory Irankunda (Australia) Substitution at 58'
  3. 62' Abdulla Al Khalasi (Bahrain) Yellow Card at 62'
  4. 67' Husain Abdulkarim (Bahrain) Substitution at 67'
  5. 67' Ibrahim Al Khatal (Bahrain) Substitution at 67'
  6. 68' Alessandro Circati (Australia) Yellow Card at 68'
  7. 72' Harry Souttar (Australia) Yellow Card at 72'
  8. 72' Mitchell Duke (Australia) Substitution at 72'
  9. 77' Kusini Yengi (Australia) Red Card at 77'
  10. 82' Awer Mabil (Australia) Substitution at 82'
  11. 84' Mahdi Al-Humaidan (Bahrain) Substitution at 84'
  12. 86' Abbas Al-Asfoor (Bahrain) Yellow Card at 86'
  13. 88' Waleed Al-Hayam (Bahrain) Substitution at 88'
  14. 89' Harry Souttar (Australia) Own Goal at 89'

WCQ - AFC News

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