Bahrain shocks Japan in Olympic qualifier

Hachiko

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• 17 Mar 2004

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Oh no, I hope Blue Heaven does not get any bluer...

SAITAMA (Kyodo) Japan's hopes of qualifying for this summer's Athens Olympics suffered an unexpected setback Sunday after a 1-0 home defeat to Bahrain in Group B of the final round of Asian zone qualifiers.

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Bahrain's Adel Abbas acrobatically kicks the ball away from Japan's Ryoichi Maeda during their Olympic qualifier at Saitama Stadium on Sunday. Bahrain upset the home team 1-0.

Japan Times

 

Maciamo

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• 17 Mar 2004

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Wow, that's a surprise ! I saw the beginning of the match, but eventhough Barhein played well, I ddn't expect them to defeat Japanese at home. I guess Japanese were also too confident against such a small country which was even qualified for the World Cup 2 years ago. So what is their next match(es) ?

 

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Oneyaka

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• #3

man that sucks big time

 

thomas

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• 17 Mar 2004

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Actually Bahrain was superior right from the start, their winning goal was a true beauty. I agree with Maciamo that the Japanese team appeared to be too confident after their recent victories.

 

Hachiko

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That is what we call complacency. :auch: