Australia v Kuwait, 05 March 2009
| Score | 1-0 to Kuwait |
| Referee | Masoud Moradi |
| Competition | AFC Asian Cup Qualifying group B |
| Venue | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |
| Attendance | 20,032 |
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Goals:
Goals:
| Mesaed Neda | 38 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Eugen Galekovic
Defender
Craig Moore
(captain)
Defender
Daniel Mullen
Defender
Rodrigo Vargas
Defender/Midfielder
Michael Zullo
Midfielder
Matt McKay
Midfielder
Tom Pondeljak
Midfielder
Paul Reid
Midfielder
Matt Thompson
Forward
Matt Simon
Forward
Archie Thompson
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Nawaf Al Khaldi
(captain)
Defender
Yaqoub Al Taher
Defender
Fahad Awadh
Defender
Fayez Bandar
Defender
Hussein Fadhel
Midfielder
Talal Al Amer
Midfielder
Jarah Al Ateeqi
Midfielder
Waleed Ali
Midfielder
Mesaed Neda
Forward
Bader Al Motawaa
Forward
Hamad Nayef
Substitutions:
| Mitch Nichols for Paul Reid | 62 |
| Fabian Barbiero for Michael Zullo | 68 |
| Robert Cornthwaite for Craig Moore | 86 |
Substitutions:
| Khaled Matar for Hamad Nayef | 65 |
| Mohamed Jarragh for Fayez Bandar | 77 |
| Saleh Al Sheikh for Waleed Ali | 86 |
Cards:
| Michael Zullo | 10 | Y |
| Matt Simon | 45 | Y |
Cards:
| Hamad Nayef | 59 | Y |
| Waleed Ali | 73 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Michael Theoklitos
Defender
Robert Cornthwaite
Defender
Dean Heffernan
Defender
Nikolai Topor-Stanley
Defender/Midfielder
Tarek Elrich
Midfielder
Fabian Barbiero
Midfielder
Mitch Nichols
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Khaled Al Fadhli
Defender
Ahmad Al Eidan
Midfielder
Saleh Al Sheikh
Midfielder
Adel Humoud
Midfielder
Mohamed Jarragh
Midfielder
Aziz Mashaan
Midfielder
Khaled Matar