FOOTBALL – Bahrain and Kuwait played to a 1-1 stalemate yesterday in both teams’ opening match of the Group G qualifiers for the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2027.
The kingdom’s youth men’s football national team conceded the game’s opening goal to Kuwait’s Bader Al Dawood in the 19th minute, but needed only three minutes to draw back level at Al Saadah Sport Complex in Salalah, Oman.
Zeyad Mohammed supplied the equaliser for the Bahrainis after pouncing on a loose ball, enough to give the Bahrainis a share of the points as neither side were on target again.
The Bahrainis are one of five teams in their pool, which also features Lebanon, Brunei, and hosts Oman.
They are amongst a 35-nation field that has been divided into seven groups in the qualifiers, with each being hosted at a centralised venue.
The nationals are back in action on Wednesday when they take on Brunei at 7pm.
They then face the host Omanis in their penultimate fixture on November 17 at 4pm, before completing their schedule against Lebanon on November 20 at 4pm. All times are Bahrain.
Only the winners of each group from the qualifiers will advance to the 22nd edition of the AFC U17 Asian Cup, which will be held in May of next year.
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