Qatar Beat Bahrain 2-0 Despite Red Card in Gulf Cup Opener

pQatar opened their 27th Gulf Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over defending champions Bahrain, collecting three important points in Group B./ppBoualem Khoukhi headed Qatar in front in the 61st minute before Ahmed Fathi received a second yellow card in the 70th, leaving his side with ten men./ppDespite the numerical disadvantage, Qatar protected their lead and Hassan Al-Haydos converted a stoppage-time penalty for the second goal. Bahrain also finished with ten men after Abbas Al-Asfoor was sent off late on./p