Bahrain outclass Algeria in handball friendly

TDT | Manama                                                         

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Bahrain’s senior men’s national handball team defeated their counterparts from Algeria 31-29 last night in an international friendly match played at the Bahrain Handball Association (BHA) Arena in Um Al Hassam.

The friendly was a part of the Bahrainis’ latest local training gathering, which is being supervised by head coach Aron Kristjansson. The Bahrainis 18-12 at the half and did enough to stave off the visitors in the end.

The two teams will meet for another tune-up game tomorrow at the same venue. The nationals are using the friendlies to prepare for their upcoming tournaments.

Bahrain has a 31-player squad for the games, including skipper Hussain Al Sayyad, Ali Abdulqader, Ali Eid, Komail Mahfoodh, Hassam Mirza, Al Sayed Ali Basse, Mohammed Ali, Qassim Qambar, Adel Afrooz, Mohammed Habib Nasser, Mohammed Mirza, Ahmed Al Maqabi, Mohammed Abdulhussain, Jassim Al Salatna, Abdulla Ali, Hussain Jaafar, Ali Mirza, Mohammed Hameed, Ali Mahmood, Hassan Al Samaheeji, Hesham Isa, Ali Al Asheeri, Hassan Madan, Hussain Abdulla, Ahmed Abbas, Ahmed Jalal, Ahmed Redha, Mujtaba Al Zaimour, Salah Abduljaleel, Jassim Khamis and Muntadher Ebrahim.