The Bahrain national team, the champion of the previous edition of the Gulf Cup, defeated its UAE counterpart 2-1, on Saturday, in the first matches of the two teams in the 25th Gulf Championship.
Camille Al-Aswad opened the scoring with a direct free kick in the 60th minute. Jassim Al-Sheikh added the second goal 13 minutes before the end, with a shot from the edge of the penalty area in the left corner of the Emirati goalkeeper.
Sebastian Tigali narrowed the difference to the Emirati “White” with a header in the second minute of stoppage time.
Also in the second group, Kuwait plays against Qatar, which participates in the U-23 team.
Commenting on the outcome of the match, the coach of the UAE national team, Rodolfo Arwabarina, announced that he took responsibility for the loss against Bahrain.
He pointed out that his team controlled the match during the first 25 minutes, but then retreated, before the level declined a lot in the second half.
Source: Sky News