AFC Asian Qualifers: Marhoon vows Bahrain will bounce back

Riffa: A goal deep into added time salvaged Bahrain a 2-2 draw with Indonesia in their AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26 Group C tie with midfielder Mohammed Marhoon admitting they nearly paid a price for not converting their chances.

Marhoon gave Bahrain a 15th minute lead but they were then pegged back by efforts from Ragnar Oratmangoen and Rafael Struick as Indonesia looked on course for a famous win.

Marhoon, however, rescued a point with his goal in the ninth minute of added time at the Bahrain National Stadium.

AsianQualifiers - Road To 26 | Group C : Bahrain 2 - 2 Indonesia

“We controlled the match and we had many opportunities that we did not use. We apologise to the Bahraini fans for not achieving victory. We tried to win the three points but we did not succeed.

“Despite this result, the qualifiers journey is still long and we will turn the page on this match and we will try to build on the gains that were achieved in order to prepare for the next match against Saudi Arabia.”

The result took Bahrain to four points, level with Australia and Saudi Arabia and five adrift of leaders Japan, making Tuesday's match a must-win tie for Dragan Talajic’s side.

“The players fought until the very end and we managed to secure a draw. We desperately wanted full points but we have to move on and focus on the next match,” said the Croatian.

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