20-07-2025
Bahrain Defeat Slovenian Club 3-1 in Friendly Win
TDT | Manama
Bahrain's national football team won over 3-1 Slovenian club NK Sobec Lesce in a friendly match held in Maribor, Slovenia, as part of their overseas training camp.
Omar Saber opened the scoring in the 21st minute, before substitute Hussain Abdulkarim doubled the lead in the 61st. Abdulla Al Subaie sealed the result with a late strike in stoppage time.
The match was Bahrain's second friendly of the camp, following a 1-3 loss to Croatia's NK Istra 1961. Their final test will be against Slovenian First League side NK Primorje on Tuesday.
Coach Dragan Talajic fielded a completely rotated starting lineup, showing depth across the 28-man squad as they prepare for November's FIFA Arab Cup qualifier against Djibouti.
A win there would place Bahrain in Group D of the December finals in Qatar alongside Algeria, Iraq, and Lebanon or Sudan.
