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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Nepal

FT
0 - 5

Bahrain

2': Mahdi Al-Humaidan
9': Sayed Mahdi Baqer
45'+4': Ali Jaafar Madan
87': Ibrahim Al Khatal
90'+6': Ismail Abdullatif (P)

About

Nepal are hosting Bahrain at Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Goal! Nepal 0, Bahrain 1. Mahdi Al Humaidan (Bahrain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Marhoon.
9': Goal! Nepal 0, Bahrain 2. Sayed Baqer (Bahrain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
14': Mohamed Adel (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Substitution, Nepal. Dinesh Henjan replaces Anjan Bista.
45'+4': Goal! Nepal 0, Bahrain 3. Ali Madan (Bahrain) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
45'+5': First Half ends, Nepal 0, Bahrain 3.
45': Second Half begins Nepal 0, Bahrain 3.
45': Substitution, Nepal. Saubhagya Rai replaces Sumit Shrestha.
57': Manish Dangi (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Substitution, Bahrain. Abdulla Yusuf Helal replaces Ali Madan.
68': Substitution, Bahrain. Hamad Al Shamsan replaces Waleed Al Hayam.
68': Waleed Al Hayam (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, Bahrain. Ibrahim Al Khatal replaces Mahdi Al Humaidan.
77': Substitution, Bahrain. Ahmed Al Sherooqi replaces Mohamed Marhoon.
79': Substitution, Nepal. Samir Tamang replaces Hisub Thapaliya.
80': Substitution, Bahrain. Ismaeel Abdullatif Hassan replaces Mahdi Abduljabbar.
87': Goal! Nepal 0, Bahrain 4. Ibrahim Al Khatal (Bahrain) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hazaa Ali.
88': Substitution, Nepal. Bharat Khawas replaces Manish Dangi.
88': Substitution, Nepal. Sanjeeb Bista replaces Samir Tamang.
90'+5': Ali Madan (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Goal! Nepal 0, Bahrain 5. Ismaeel Abdullatif Hassan (Bahrain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Nepal 0, Bahrain 5.
0': Match ends, Nepal 0, Bahrain 5.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Bahrain National Stadium
Location: Riffa, Bahrain
Attendance: 5,041

Line-Ups

Nepal (5-4-1)

No.	Name
16	Kiran Chemjong Limbu (GK)
13	Abhishek Limbu
6	Chhiring Lama
4	Ananta Tamang
23	Sumit Shrestha
20	Sanish Shrestha
11	Utsav Rai
10	Laken Limbu
21	Manish Dangi
18	Hisub Thapaliya
14	Anjan Bista

Nepal Substitutes:

Bishal Sunar, Bishal Basnet, Rohan Karki, Saubhagya Rai, Sanjeeb Bista, Bharat Khawas, Gillespye Jung Karki, Mani Kumar Lama, Abishek Baral, Samir Tamang, Ajay Chaudhary, Dinesh Henjan.

Bahrain (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Sayed Mohamed Jaafar (GK)
3	Waleed Al-Hayam
4	Sayed Mahdi Baqer
19	Hazaa Ali
18	Mohammed Adel
8	Mohamed Marhoon
14	Ali Abdula Haram
15	Jasim Al-Shaikh
6	Mahdi Abduljabbar
20	Mahdi Al-Humaidan
7	Ali Jaafar Madan

Bahrain Substitutes:

Abdulwahab Al-Malood, Hasan Ali Alkarrani, Ebrahim Lutfalla, Abdullah Yusuf, Hamed Al-Shamsan, Ahmed Nabeel, Ahmed Alsherooqi, Abdulla Al Khalasi, Moses Atede Jona, Ammar Mohamed, Ismail Abdullatif, Ibrahim Al Khatal.

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