Nepal lost 4-0 to Bahrain for their second successive defeat in their Group ‘A’ match of the AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Thursday. 

Nepal, the only team yet to open account in the five team group, conceded three goals after the break in a one-sided affair. Forward Hasan Meftah hit the target twice in the 20th and 67th minute. 

Ebrahim Mubarak made it 3-0 in the 86th minute before Sayad Mohamed Ameen Husain completed the rout of Nepal scoring another goal in the stoppage time. 

Nepal, who lost the first match 2-0 against the hosts Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, played the last few minute with a man down as Dinesh Henjan was sent off in the 88th minute for manhandling a Bahrain player. 

Nepal will take on United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday before wrapping up their campaign against Oman on November 8 with their chances of qualification all but over. 

The UAE, Oman, Bahrain and host Kyrgyzstan all have earned equal three points in the group which sees the table-topper automatically qualify for finals next year in Indonesia. 

Besides, group winners the best five runners-up from 10 groups will also book tickets to finals.