Sri Lanka 1-1 Yemen

WC Qualifiers · Asia· 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, First Round

Sri Lanka

Charitha Rathnayake 89'

Yemen

Abdulwasea Al-Matari 4'

1:1

📍 Race Course International Stadium

Timeline

4'
Abdulwasea Al-Matari0-1
Mohamed Fasal
↓ Barath Suresh
38'
45'
Omar Al Dahi
↓ Abdulwasea Al-Matari
45'
Hamza Hanash
↓ Mohammed Al Tairi
46'
Hamza Hanash
Mohamed Aman Faizer
↓ Asikur Rahuman
55'
Rifkhan Mohamed
60'
64'
Mohammed Abdullah Al Dahi
↓ Ahmed Maher
76'
Mohammed Naji
↓ Anes Al Maari
82'
Wahid Mohammed
↓ Nasser Al-Gahwashi
Shenal Sandesh
↓ Hewage Kavindu Ishan
83'
Rahul Suresh
↓ Rifkhan Mohamed
83'
Charitha Rathnayake1-1
89'
Charitha Rathnayake
89'
Rahul Suresh
90'+5'
90'+5'
Ahmed Al Sarori

Game leaders

Sri Lanka

Total ShotsC. Rathnayake1
Accurate PassesS. Sandesh1

Yemen

Total ShotsA. Al-Matari1
Accurate PassesAnes Al Maari1

Match info

Kick-off: Tuesday 17 October
Venue: Race Course International Stadium · Colombo, Sri Lanka
Referee: Clifford Postanes Daypuyat
Attendance: 3,000
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, First Round

Form

Sri LankaLLLLW

WvsBangladesh2-1
L@Uzbekistan3-0
LvsThailand2-0

YemenWLLDL

L@Palestine3-0
D@Philippines0-0
LvsPalestine5-0
LvsMongolia2-0
WvsSri Lanka3-0

Head to head

YEM leads series 1-0

12 Oct 23Yemen3-0Sri Lanka

11↓Al-Matari

16↓Al-Gahwashi

15↓Al Tairi

2Al-Wajeeh

17↓Al Ma'ari

7Al Sarori

1Perera

6Rathnayake

17Supan

15Rajamohan

5↓Rahuman

19Mohamed

8↓Suresh

7↓Kavindu Ishan

13Razeek

23↓Mohamed

11Aakib

Substitutes · Sri Lanka

16Mariyathas Nitharshan
22Kaveesh Lakpriya Fernando
20Prabath Ruwan
14Mohamed Fasal↑
21Mohamed Aman Faizer↑
18Shenal Sandesh↑
10Rahul Suresh↑
12Razooniya Shabeer

Substitutes · Yemen

5Abdulmuain Al Jarshi
19Radhawan Al Hubaishi
23Luai Atya
20Hamza Mahrous
10Mohammed Abdullah Al Dahi↑
1Mohammed Aman Fateh Khairalah
18Hamza Hanash↑
13Saqr Ebrahim Al-Harbi
9Omar Al Dahi↑
8Wahid Mohammed↑
14Mohammed Naji↑

Rifkhan Mohamed (Sri Lanka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

55'

Substitution, Sri Lanka. Aman Faizer replaces Asikur Rahuman.

46'

Hamza Hanash (Yemen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45'

Substitution, Yemen. Omar Al Dahi replaces Abdulwasea Al Matari.

45'

Substitution, Yemen. Hamza Hanash replaces Mohammed Al Tairi.

45'

Second Half begins Sri Lanka 0, Yemen 1.

45'+3'

First Half ends, Sri Lanka 0, Yemen 1.

38'

Substitution, Sri Lanka. Naizer Mohamed Fasal replaces Barath Suresh.

Goal! Sri Lanka 0, Yemen 1. Abdulwasea Al Matari (Yemen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Anes Al Maari.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Timeline

Game leaders

Match info

Form

Ilhan Fandi pleased with start to life at Lion City Sailors, eyeing more under Mark Jackson

Socceroos stalwart Ryan axed for Brazil series

Head to head

Substitutes · Sri Lanka

Substitutes · Yemen

Even with a broken nose, Chanathip Songkrasin inspirational for BG Pathum United as always

Thailand future looks exceedingly bright despite missing out on ASEAN Championship