FIFA International Friendlies

Bahrain

FIFA #92
Ugh, no.
Bahrain lost to Australia
Australia 2 – 0 Bahrain
FT · Sat, Jan 6

Match Details

Baniyas Stadium (Abu Dhabi) · 300 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Bahrain 0, Australia 2.
  • 90'+4'Second Half ends, Bahrain 0, Australia 2.
  • 90'+4'Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Australia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Riley McGree.
  • 90'+3'Attempt missed. Ali Hasan Isa (Bahrain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Abdul Kayoum.
  • 90'+2'Mohamed Adel (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Jordan Bos (Australia).
  • 90'Mohammed Al Hardan (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'Marco Tilio (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'Foul by Mohammed Al Hardan (Bahrain).
  • 90'Mohamed Abdulwahab (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'Foul by Jackson Irvine (Australia).
  • 88'Foul by Harry Souttar (Australia).

Line Score

12T
AUS 11 2
BHR 00 0

Match Leaders

Australia
Bahrain

Key Events

90'Mohammed Al Hardan (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78'Substitution, Australia. Marco Tilio replaces Sam Silvera.
78'Substitution, Australia. Nathaniel Atkinson replaces Gethin Jones.
77'Substitution, Bahrain. Mohammed Abdul Kayoum replaces Abdulla Al Khalassy.
76'Substitution, Bahrain. Mohamed Abdulwahab replaces Moses Atede.
67'Substitution, Bahrain. Ali Hasan Isa replaces Ali Madan.
67'Substitution, Bahrain. Ibrahim Al Khatal replaces Komail Al Aswad.
63'Substitution, Australia. Kusini Yengi replaces Mitch Duke.
63'Substitution, Australia. Kye Rowles replaces Cameron Burgess.
63'Substitution, Australia. Riley McGree replaces Connor Metcalfe.
63'Substitution, Australia. Aziz Behich replaces Craig Goodwin.
63'Craig Goodwin (Australia) is shown the yellow card.
61'Goal! Bahrain 0, Australia 2. Mitch Duke (Australia) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a headed pass.
56'Substitution, Bahrain. Abdulla Yusuf Helal replaces Jasim Khelaif.
56'Substitution, Bahrain. Mohamed Marhoon replaces Abdullah Al Hashash.
35'Own Goal by Amine Benaddi, Bahrain. Bahrain 0, Australia 1.

Recent Form

Bahrain D W W W L
Australia D L W W W

Starting Lineups

Australia4-4-2
18 Gauci
25 Jones 19 Souttar 21 Burgess 5 Bos
8 Metcalfe 13 O'Neill 22 Irvine 23 Goodwin
15 Duke 61' 7 Silvera
14 Al-Hashsash
10 Al-Aswad 24 Al-Salama 13 Atede 7 Madan
6 Al-Hardan
23 Al-Khalasi 3 Al-Hayam 2 Benaddi 35' OG 18 Adel
22 Lutfalla
Bahrain4-1-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Bahrain

  1. EL #22 Ebrahim LutfallaG
  2. WA #3 Waleed Al-HayamCD-L
  3. AB #2 Amine BenaddiCD-R35' OG
  4. MA #6 Mohamed Al-HardanDM
  5. AA #23 Abdulla Al KhalasiLB
  6. MA #18 Mohammed AdelRB
  7. JA #24 Jasim Al-SalamaCM-L
  8. MA #13 Moses Atede JonaCM-R
  9. KA #10 Komail Al-AswadLM
  10. AJ #7 Ali Jaafar MadanRM
  11. AD #14 Abdullah DuaijF
Substitutes · 6 used

Australia

  1. JG #18 Joe GauciG
  2. CB #21 Cameron BurgessCD-L
  3. HS #19 Harry SouttarCD-R
  4. JB #5 Jordan BosLB
  5. GJ #25 Gethin JonesRB
  6. JI #22 Jackson IrvineCM-L
  7. AO #13 Aiden O'NeillCM-R
  8. CG #23 Craig GoodwinLM
  9. CM #8 Connor MetcalfeRM
  10. SS #7 Samuel SilveraCF-L
  11. MD #15 Mitchell DukeCF-R61'
Substitutes · 6 used

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News

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