Saudi Arabia crush Bahrain to reach quarter-finals

JAKARTA, July 18 (Reuters) Saudi Arabia brushed aside Bahrain 4-0 in Palembang today to reach the Asian Cup quarter-finals as Group D winners.

The Saudis dominated the match, taking the lead on 18 minutes through striker Ahmed Al Mousa and doubling the advantage just before halftime with a goal by Abdulrahman Al Qahtani.

Al Mousa took advantage of a defensive mix-up to finish calmly from close range and Al Qahtani clipped the ball home at the far post following a teasing cross from the right. Striker Taisir Al Jassam added the third goal on 68 minutes and he completed the rout with his second 11 minutes from time.

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