Bahrain shocks Japan in Olympic qualifier

[Hachiko]

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.

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]

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) ?

 

[Oneyaka]

man that sucks big time

 

[thomas]

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]

That is what we call complacency. :auch: