Bahrain`s winning goals were made by Sayed Dhiya Saeed at the 45th minute and Ismaeel Abdullatif Ismaeel at the 72nd minute.
The national team which had been strengthened with Boaz Salossa since the beginning of the first round immediately struck at the opponent`s defense.
The "must win" mission was directly applied by the national soccer team.
When the game had run only four minutes, Boaz Salossa fielded at the right side directly threatened Bahrain`s wicket watched by its goalkeeper Sayed Mohamed. But his shot slightly deviated on the right opponent`s goal.
On the other hand, Bahrain`s team whcih was trained by coach Peter Taylor also launched fierce attacks. But Bahrain`s attacks were always intercepted by Indonesian goalie Markus Haris Maulana.
However, through Muhamed Ali and Ismaeel Abdullatief, the Middle Eastern team continued to threaten the national team`s goalkeeper.
After losing 0-2, the home team tried to regain its footing. However, due to supporters who kept setting off fireworks, the game was suspended for around 15 minutes.
The game ended 0-2 when the South Korean referee blew the long whistle signaling the end of the game.
On September 2, Indonesia lost 0-3 (0-0) to Iran in the third round of the Pre-World Cup 2011 round in group E at Tehran`s Azadi Stadium. While Bahrain at the time played Qatar and their match ended in a 0-0 draw. (*)
Editor: Kunto Wibisono
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