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Inter Milan defeats Bahrain national team 6 to 1 in friendly

January 07, 2007
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Manama(dpa) - Italian Serie A leaders Inter Milan defeated Bahrain national team 6 to 1 on Saturday in a friendly match in Riffa, south of the capital Manama.

Brazilian forward Leite Ribeiro Adriano, who opened the scoring in the 28th minute, and Argentine midfielder Mariano Gonzalez, both scored two goals.

Adriano's goals came in the first half of the game and were provided by Portuguese midfielder Luis Figo. Gonzalez scored in the second half in the 82nd and 86th minutes.

Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who opened the scoring in the fourth minute of the second half from a penalty shot,and Brazilian defender Douglas Maicon scored Inter Milan's two other goals.

Bahrain's midfielder Hussein Salman Habib scored his country's only goal in the 84th minute of the game held to mark the 50th anniversary of the Bahrain Football Association.

Inter Milan arrived in Bahrain last Tuesday and held their first training session at Bahrain Stadium in Riffa, south of Manama, shortly after their arrival.

Inter coach, former Italian international Roberto Mancini, had said earlier that they were taking the match seriously because they needed to train.

During a press conference Tuesday, the Inter boss had denied that Luis Figo will transfer to Saudi Al-Ittihad and that Real Madrid David Beckham would transfer to Inter, but Al-Ittihad chairman, Mansour al-Balwi said Friday that Figo had signed a one-year contract with his club.

According to al-Balwi, Figo, whose contract with Inter Milan expires in June, will join the team in July after signing a contract worth 5.9 million dollars (4.5 million euros), one of the largest sports contracts in the Middle East.

Inter will face Empoli in the first leg of Tim Cup quarter-final on January 9 in its first competitive clash of 2007. // © 2006 DPA

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