Mahon's goal in the 99th minute gave Bahrain a 2-2 draw with Indonesia. Bahrain and Indonesia ranked 4th and 5th with 4 points and 3 points respectively, giving the national football team hope again.
After the first three rounds, Bahrain is in 4th place with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss with 4 points, Indonesia is in 5th place with 3 points after three consecutive draws, and the national football team is at the bottom of the group with 0 points. It is worth mentioning that after 3 rounds, only the national football team and Kyrgyzstan still have 0 points.
Ma Dexing, a well-known journalist, pointed out that "the Indonesian team scored 3 points with 3 draws, and it has not completely thrown the Chinese team away; Bahrain have 4 points from 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, ranking fourth in the group. The rookies pecked each other, and everyone didn't pull away, so there is still a great chance of fourth place in the group. ”
Speaking at his post-match press conference against Australia, Ivankovic said: "From our point of view, there are still seven games to go and of course our goal is still to finish in the top four of the group and be able to move on to the next stage of the competition, so that we can continue to have a chance of qualifying for the World Cup. ”
Consecutive matches against Japan, Saudi Arabia and Australia, the start of the country's three consecutive defeats was expected. However, to achieve the goal of finishing fourth in the group, the national football team cannot afford to miss its next two games, first at home to Indonesia on October 15 and away to Bahrain on November 14.
For the national football team and Ivankovic, this is the real "final". Ivankovic said, "The next match against Indonesia is the beginning of the real battle. ”