Bahrain face Yemen in the third round of the Arabian Gulf Cup, “Khaliji 27”, at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium.
Both sides have already been eliminated from the competition, but will be aiming to finish their campaigns with their first victory of the tournament.
The match is being broadcast across a number of television and streaming platforms. The available channels and commentators are:
– Alkass 2 – Samir Al-Maerifi and Qasim Al-Shammari – Abu Dhabi Sports 2 – Mohamed Al Shamsi and Faisal Al Hindi – Saudi Sports 2 – Aaed Al-Osaimi – MBC Shahid – Abdulaziz Al-Sabr – Sharjah Sports 2 – Mohamed Al-Hinai – Oman Live – Mohamed Al-Balushi – Kuwait Sports 2 – Mohamed Al-Otaibi – Shasha platform – Mohamed Al-Riyami
Bahrain team
Bahrain will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Ibrahim Lutf Allah in goal.
The defence consists of Hamad Al Shamsan, Amin Benaddi, Waleed Al Hayam and Abdullah Al Khalasi.
Komail Al Aswad and Sayed Dhiya Saeed will operate in midfield, behind the attacking trio of Ali Madan, Mohamed Marhoon and Mahdi Humaidan.
Mahdi Abdul-Jabbar is named as the Bahrain striker.
Yemen team
Yemen will use a 4-4-2 system, with Mohammed Aman selected as goalkeeper.
The back four is made up of Hamza Al-Raimi, Haroun Al-Zubaidi, Ali Al-Duqain and Rami Al-Wasmani.
Adel Qasim, Nawaf Abdullah, Osama Anbar and Abdulwasea Al-Matari form the midfield.
Nasser Mohammedouh and Damani Melor will lead the Yemeni attack.
The fixture gives both teams an opportunity to claim their first points of the tournament after failing to progress from the competition. It is the final match in the group stage for Bahrain and Yemen, with neither side able to reach the next round.
The tournament standings section accompanying the fixture contains no listed figures.
