Bahrain won with a clean goal over Jordan – today, Thursday – in the third round of the group stage of the Asian Football Cup held in Qatar, and secured its place in the eighth final of the continental championship.
Bahrain secured the top spot in Group E after South Korea tied 3-3 with Malaysia in a match held at the same time.
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Abdullah Yousef, the Bahrain striker, scored the only goal of the match in the 34th minute of the match, following a counter-attack carried out brilliantly by the team. The ball reached Yousef in a clear isolation from the middle of the field, and he advanced and shot the ball from outside the penalty area into the net.
Abdullah Yousef gives Bahrain a 1-0 lead over Jordan ⚽️🔥#Asia Cup | #AsiaCup2023 | #Jordan_Bahrain#AsianCup2023 pic.twitter.com/7WG8OHLCAU
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The Bahrain national team raised its score to 6 points at the top of Group E, one point ahead of South Korea, which qualified for the round of 16 in second place.
While the Jordanian national team – third in the standings – qualifies with 4 points as third in Group Five.