The Bahraini national football team won the Gulf Cup title (Khaleeji 24) for the first time in its history after defeating its Saudi counterpart with a goal without reply in the final match of the tournament hosted by the State of Qatar.
The Bahraini team (Al-Ahmar) broke the stubbornness of its Saudi counterpart (Al-Akhdar) and snatched the first of its Gulf titles at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Al-Duhail Club in the capital Doha, in the presence of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Video of the arrival of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of the country, to the stadium of Abdullah bin Khalifa to include under his gracious patronage the final # Khaleeji 24 @TamimBinHamad pic.twitter.com/XyeAVZHoXD - Cup Channels (@alkasschannel) December 8, 2019 |
Mohammed Saad Al-Rumaihi scored the only goal of the match with a magic touch in the 69th minute, to give his team the precious title.
Video: The goal of the national team # Bahrain leads 1-0 over the national team # Saudi Arabia through Mohammed Al-Rumaihi D 69 in the final # Khaleeji 24 .. # Welcome_ everyone_ in_Doha_All everyone pic.twitter.com/FY1qpZZeJC - Cup Channels (@alkasschannel) December 8, 2019 |
Al-Ahmar provided a historical overview of this edition of the tournament after the team joined the championship's golden record, as it was the only one of the teams that participated in the tournament since its first copies, which had not been crowned previously.
With this, the Yemeni team has become the only team among the teams currently participating in the championship, which was not crowned with the Gulf title, knowing that its participation started only nine copies ago.
The first half of the match ended in a goalless draw after Salman Al-Faraj wasted a penalty kick for the Saudi national team in the 12th minute.