FOOTBALL – BAHRAIN’S youth men’s football national team claimed a dominant 6-1 victory over Brunei last night in the Group G qualifiers for the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2027.
Ebrahim Talafat and Bader Abdulaziz both fired in a brace to spearhead the kingdom’s representatives in their second fixture at Al Saadah Sport Complex in Salalah, Oman. Abdulrahman Al Majed and Ali Khaled supplied the Bahrainis’ other goals.
Talafat supplied both his goals in the first half in the second and 29th minutes, while Al Majed scored in the 32nd and Abdulaziz in the 41st to help Bahrain take a commanding 4-0 lead into the break.
After the re-start, Khaled scored in the 71st minute and then Abdulaziz completed the rout with a goal in the fifth minute of second-half injury time.
The result earned the nationals the full three points as they improved to four following their 1-1 stalemate against Kuwait in their opening assignment played last week.
The Bahrainis are one of five teams in their pool, which also features Lebanon 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 against the Omanis in their penultimate fixture on Tuesday next week at 4pm. They then complete their schedule against Lebanon on November 20 at 4pm. Both times are Bahrain.
Only the winners of each of the seven qualifying groups 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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