Players in unmarked kits contest the ball in a football stadium.

قَطَرُ تَفُوزُ عَلَى الْبَحْرَيْنِ فِي مُبَارَاةِ الِافْتِتَاحِ

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فَازَ مُنْتَخَبُ قَطَرَ عَلَى مُنْتَخَبِ الْبَحْرَيْنِ بِهَدَفَيْنِ دُونَ مُقَابِلٍ، فِي أَوَّلِ مُبَارَاةٍ لَهُ فِي الْمَجْمُوعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِنْ كَأْسِ الْخَلِيجِ. وَأُقِيمَتِ الْمُبَارَاةُ فِي مَدِينَةِ جِدَّةَ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ، الرَّابِعِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ سِبْتَمْبَرَ.

انْتَهَى الشَّوْطُ الْأَوَّلُ بِالتَّعَادُلِ مِنْ دُونِ أَهْدَافٍ. وَفِي الدَّقِيقَةِ الْحَادِيَةِ وَالسِّتِّينَ، سَجَّلَ الْمُدَافِعُ بُوعَلَامُ خُوخِي هَدَفَ التَّقَدُّمِ بِضَرْبَةٍ رَأْسِيَّةٍ. وَفِي الدَّقِيقَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ بَعْدَ التِّسْعِينَ، سَجَّلَ الْقَائِدُ حَسَنُ الْهَيْدُوسِ الْهَدَفَ الثَّانِيَ مِنْ رَكْلَةِ جَزَاءٍ.

لَعِبَتْ قَطَرُ بِعَشَرَةِ لَاعِبِينَ بَعْدَ طَرْدِ أَحْمَدَ فَتْحِي فِي الدَّقِيقَةِ السَّبْعِينَ، بَعْدَ أَنْ نَالَ بَطَاقَةً صَفْرَاءَ ثَانِيَةً. وَفِي وَقْتٍ مُتَأَخِّرٍ مِنَ الْمُبَارَاةِ، طُرِدَ أَيْضًا عَبَّاسُ الْعَصْفُورِ مِنْ مُنْتَخَبِ الْبَحْرَيْنِ. وَحَصَلَ كُلٌّ مِنَ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ عَلَى ثَلَاثِ نِقَاطٍ؟ لَا؛ حَصَلَتْ قَطَرُ عَلَى ثَلَاثِ نِقَاطٍ، بَيْنَمَا بَقِيَتِ الْبَحْرَيْنُ مِنْ دُونِ نِقَاطٍ.

وَكَانَتِ الْبَحْرَيْنُ، حَامِلَةُ اللَّقَبِ، قَدْ فَازَتْ بِالنُّسْخَةِ السَّابِقَةِ مِنَ الْبُطُولَةِ. وَهٰذَا أَوَّلُ فَوْزٍ لِقَطَرَ عَلَى الْبَحْرَيْنِ فِي كَأْسِ الْخَلِيجِ مُنْذُ عَامِ ٢٠٠٢. وَتَصَدَّرَ مُنْتَخَبُ الْإِمَارَاتِ الْمَجْمُوعَةَ بَعْدَ فَوْزِهِ عَلَى الْيَمَنِ بِأَرْبَعَةِ أَهْدَافٍ دُونَ مُقَابِلٍ، وَجَاءَتْ قَطَرُ فِي الْمَرْكَزِ الثَّانِي بِفَارِقِ الْأَهْدَافِ. وَتَسْتَمِرُّ الْمُنَافَسَةُ فِي الْمَجْمُوعَةِ لِلْوُصُولِ إِلَى الدَّوْرِ التَّالِي.

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Qatar Defeats Bahrain in Gulf Cup Opener

Qatar defeated Bahrain 2–0 in the teams’ opening Group B match at the Gulf Cup. The match was played in Jeddah on Thursday, September 24.

The first half ended goalless. In the 61st minute, defender Boualem Khoukhi put Qatar ahead with a header. In the ninth minute of added time, captain Hassan Al-Haydos scored the second goal from a penalty.

Qatar played with ten men after Ahmed Fathi was sent off in the 70th minute, having received a second yellow card. Bahrain’s Abbas Al-Asfoor was also sent off late in the match. Qatar earned three points, while Bahrain remained without any.

Bahrain, the defending champion, had won the previous edition of the tournament. This was Qatar’s first Gulf Cup victory over Bahrain since 2002. The UAE topped the group after beating Yemen 4–0, with Qatar in second place on goal difference. The teams continue their group campaign in pursuit of a place in the next round.

Key Vocabulary

Arabic Part of speech English
مُنْتَخَبٌ noun national team
مَجْمُوعَةٌ noun group
شَوْطٌ noun half (of a match)
ضَرْبَةٌ رَأْسِيَّةٌ phrase header
قَائِدٌ noun captain
رَكْلَةُ جَزَاءٍ phrase penalty kick
طَرْدٌ noun sending off
بِطَاقَةٌ صَفْرَاءُ phrase yellow card
حَامِلُ اللَّقَبِ phrase defending champion
فَارِقُ الْأَهْدَافِ phrase goal difference

Sources

  1. Qatar News Agency: Qatar Beat Bahrain 2-0 to Open Gulf Cup Campaign
  2. Qatar Football Association: Qatar Opens Gulf Cup 27 With 2-0 Win Over Bahrain
  3. Arab News: Qatar end 24-year wait for Gulf Cup win over Bahrain

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