National team ends Gulf Cup 27 run with 5-2 win over Bahrain
The national football team achieved a major victory over its Bahraini counterpart with a score of 5-2, on Wednesday evening, in the final round of the group stage of the Arabian Gulf Cup "Gulf Cup 27".
The national team raised its point tally to 3, finishing third in Group B, behind the UAE and Qatar, while the Bahraini team remained in fourth and last place with no points.
Both teams had already lost their chance to qualify for the next round before the match, as the UAE and Qatar had secured the two qualifying spots from the group.
The Bahraini team started the match with an attacking advantage, and Ali Al-Dossari gave his team the lead in the sixth minute, capitalizing on a Yemeni defensive error before going one-on-one with the goalkeeper and scoring.
The national team responded quickly, and Nasser Mahmooduh equalized in the 18th minute after receiving a pass behind the defense, dribbling past a defender, and shooting the ball into the net.
The "Yemeni Reds" turned the score in their favor by adding three consecutive goals; Abdulwasea Al-Matari scored the second goal in the 31st minute, then Rami Al-Wasmani added the third goal in the 40th minute from a low cross from the left flank.
Before the end of the first half, rising star Adel Abbas Qasim scored the fourth goal in the 44th minute, ending the half with Yemen leading 4-1.
In the second half, Ali Madan reduced the deficit for Bahrain by scoring their second goal in the 66th minute, before Rami Al-Wasmani returned to seal the national team's tally with the fifth goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
Source: Al-Mahriah Net + open sources
