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A FIRE truck raced past a group of travel-weary international soccer players as they trotted around an immaculate Morshead Park Stadium on Sunday. <\/p>\n
Welcome: Members of Bahrains national soccer team limber up before their first training session at Ballarats Morshead Park on Sunday in preparation for the Asian Cup 2015. PICTURE: KATE HEALY <\/p>\n
In control: Goalkeeper Ashraf Waheed keeps his eyes on the ball during Sundays training session. <\/p>\n
No distractions: Team manager Muhanned Al Ansari. <\/p>\n
A FIRE truck raced past a group of travel-weary international soccer players as they trotted around an immaculate Morshead Park Stadium on Sunday. <\/p>\n
Welcome to Ballarat, Bahrain. <\/p>\n
The group began its preparations for the Asian Cup 2015 in a low-key fashion after arriving in Melbourne in the early hours of Sunday. <\/p>\n
Team manager Muhannad Al Ansari was suitably impressed with the facilities and the surrounds, saying the pitch was better than some surfaces the team had practised on at home. <\/p>\n
The team will call Ballarat home until two days before the tournament starts on January 9, and, after a bit of encouragement from mayor John Philips, Mr Al Ansari said the players and staff planned to soak up all Ballarat had to offer apart from the soccer. <\/p>\n
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