Yemen vs Nepal 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 9': Goal! Yemen 1, Nepal 0. Nasser Mohammedoh (Yemen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 22': Goal! Yemen 1, Nepal 1. Sanjeeb Bista (Nepal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+5': Mohammed Al Najjar (Yemen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Bishal Basnet (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Laken Limbu (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Substitution, Nepal. Saubhagya Rai replaces Bishal Basnet.
- 64': Substitution, Yemen. Abdul Majeed Sabarah replaces Nasser Mohammedoh.
- 66': Goal! Yemen 1, Nepal 2. Gillespye Jung Karki (Nepal) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 69': Substitution, Yemen. Mohammed Al Dahi replaces Omar Al Dahi.
- 69': Substitution, Yemen. Hamza Mahrous replaces Mohammed Al Najjar.
- 78': Substitution, Nepal. Hisub Thapaliya replaces Gillespye Jung Karki.
- 81': Substitution, Yemen. Qasim Al Sharafi replaces Anis Al Maari.
- 82': Kiran Chemjong (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Goal! Yemen 2, Nepal 2. Mohammed Al Dahi (Yemen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdulwasea Al Matari.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Nepal. Ayush Ghalan replaces Bharat Khawas.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Nepal. Mani Lama replaces Sanjeeb Bista.
- 90'+7': Ananta Tamang (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium
Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 905
Yemen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammed Aman Fateh Khairalah (GK) |
| 4 | Hamza Al Rimi |
| 3 | Harwan Al Zubaidi |
| 19 | Radhawan Al Hubaishi |
| 6 | Rami Al-Wasmani |
| 13 | Mohammed Al Naggar  |
| 8 | Anes Al Maari |
| 15 | Osama Anbar |
| 9 | Omar Al Dahi |
| 11 | Abdulwasea Al-Matari |
| 7 | Nasser Al-Gahwashi |
Nepal (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Kiran Chemjong Limbu (GK) |
| 23 | Rohit Chand |
| 4 | Ananta Tamang |
| 3 | Bishal Basnet |
| 6 | Chhiring Lama |
| 17 | Bharat Khawas |
| 21 | Manish Dangi |
| 10 | Laken Limbu |
| 7 | Gillespye Jung Karki |
| 20 | Sanish Shrestha |
| 9 | Sanjeeb Bista |
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