Shin Tae-yong’s Indonesia falls victim to a Middle Eastern timeout. It’s the referee, not the players.

The Indonesia national soccer team, led by head coach Tae Yong Shin, scored a goal in the first half and another in the second half before conceding a late equalizer to draw 2-2 with Bahrain in the third match of Group C of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 North and Central American World Cup at the Manama National Stadium in Manama, Bahrain, on Monday (June 11).

The result leaves Indonesia in fifth place out of six nations in Group B with three points. However, apart from Japan, who have nine points from three matches, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain share second through fourth place with four points, meaning 토토사이트 모음 Indonesia can still catch up.

In the third round of qualifiers, the first and second place finishers in each group will qualify for the World Cup, while the third and fourth place finishers will enter the fourth round of qualifiers. For Indonesia, they need to finish in at least the top four of the six nations in Group C to qualify for the first World Cup in the country’s history, but their unbeaten start to the campaign has kept them in mid-table.Bahrain, who picked up a valuable win away to Australia last month but then lost to Japan at home, are in fourth place after a narrow 1-1 draw with Indonesia on Sunday, with the two sides level on four points.

Indonesia opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Mohamed Marhun’s long-range free-kick hit the crossbar and rolled into the net.

Indonesia, who were desperate to keep Bahrain at bay, turned the tide late in the first half. In the 48th minute, Ragnar Oratmangun tied the game at 1-1 with a right-footed shot in a chaotic situation in front of the goal.

With the momentum in their favor, Indonesia pulled a goal back in the 29th minute of the second half. Rafael Strawik rattled the Bahraini net with an exquisite right-footed strike.

What seemed to be a victory for Indonesia turned into a tale of two halves in stoppage time.

Six minutes into stoppage time, Bahrain scored a dramatic equalizer in the 54th minute when Marhoon headed home from a corner kick.

Omani referee Ahmed Abu Bakar Saeed Al Kaaf did not blow the final whistle.

Instead, three minutes into the scheduled extra time, Indonesia equalized. From a corner kick, Marhun, who was in front of the goal, stuck his foot out as the ball came in front of him and rattled the visitors’ net.

The Indonesian players were furious that they were given three more minutes of extra time after all the stoppage time had been used up. They ran to the referee and loudly protested. The coaching staff calmed the players down and the game ended in a close call.

Omani referee Ahmed Abu Bakar Saeed Al Khaf did not blow the final whistle.

Indonesia will try to get their first win on Friday in Qingdao, China, against bottom-placed China (3 losses, 0 points).