| 26.03.2008 | Manama | National Stadium | 26 000 |
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Bahrain | 1:0 (0:0) | Japan | |
| [1] Sayed Jaffer, [2] Husain Mohammed, [3] Abdulla Marzooq, [4] Abdulla Fatadi, [7] Sayed Jalal, [9] Aala Hubail, [10] Mohamed Salmeen, [11] Ismaeel Latif, [14] Salman Isa, [15] Abdulla Omar, [16] Sayed Husain | [1] Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi(c), [2] Yuji Nakazawa, [3] Yuichi Komano, [5] Michihiro Yasuda, [6] Yuki Abe, [10] Koji Yamase, [12] Seiichiro Maki, [13] Keita Suzuki, [14] Kengo Nakamura, [15] Yasuyuki Konno, [16] Yoshito Okubo |
| Coach:Macala Milan (CZE) | Okada Takeshi |
| Scorers:78' Aala Hubail | |
| Substitutions:77' in [5] Hamad Al Anezi out Mohamed Salmeen, 80' in [12] Fouzi Aaish out Salman Isa, 86' in [13] Abdulla Al Dakeel out Ismaeel Latif |
55' in [7] Yasuhito Endo out Koji Yamase, 71' in [9] Satoru Yamagishi out Michihiro Yasuda, 81' in [11] Keiji Tamada out Yuki Abe |
| Cautions:11' Abdulla Fatadi, 41' Sayed Jalal, 81' Hamad Al Anezi | 59' Yuki Abe |
| Referee:Shield Mark (AUS) Fourth Official:Green Peter (AUS) |
Assistant referee:Wilson Ben (AUS), Anaz Hakan (AUS) |
