The Chinese National Team (Timnas) managed to steal three important points over Bahrain in the fifth matchday of Group C in the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in the Asian Zone, on Thursday (11/14/2024) evening WIB. Playing at the Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain, the away team won thanks to a 1-0 victory at the end of the match.
Yes, drama occurred at the end of the match between Bahrain vs China. Initially in the 90th minute, Bahrain managed to shake China’s goal.
However, the goal was disallowed by VAR. Interestingly, one minute later China managed to score a goal via Zhang Yuning.
Thanks to the 1-0 victory, China rose to fourth place in the Group C standings with 6 points. Meanwhile, Bahrain dropped to fifth place with 5 points.
The bad news is, the Indonesian National Team, which has not played the fifth matchday, is actually slumped at the bottom of Group C with 3 points.
Match Progress
First Half
Bahrain appeared so dominant in the first half. How could it not be, Bahrain controlled almost 70 percent of the ball.
Not only just ball possession, Bahrain was also able to release five shots at China’s goal. Unfortunately, all five chances were not on target so no goals were scored.
