Bahrain v Japan, 28 January 2009
| Score | 1-0 to Bahrain |
| Referee | Ravshan Irmatov |
| Competition | AFC Asian Cup |
| Venue | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa |
| Attendance | 11,200 |
View Bahrain v Japan head to head
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Bahrain
Manager: Hasan Ahmed
Goals:
| Salman Isa | 24 |
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Starting lineup:
Defender
Sayed Adnan
Defender
Mohamed Hussain Hasan Bahzad
Defender
Sayed Husain
Defender
Salman Isa
Midfielder
Abdulla Baba
Midfielder
Mohamed Hubail
Midfielder
Faouzi Mubarak
Midfielder
Abdullah Omar
Midfielder
Mohamed Salmeen
Forward
Ismaeel Abdullatif
Forward
Jamal Rahman
Substitutions:
| Mohamed Mahmood for Abdullah Omar | 70 |
| Jojo for Ismaeel Abdullatif | 74 |
| Mahmoud Ayyad Abbas for Jamal Rahman | 90 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Abbas Ahmed
Defender
Rashed Al Allan
Defender
Abbas Ayyad
Midfielder
Mahmoud Ayyad Abbas
Midfielder
Mohamed Mahmood
Forward
Abdulla Adnan Al Dakeel
Forward
Jojo
0
Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Eiji Kawashima
Goalkeeper
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Yuji Nakazawa
Defender
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Defender
Shuhei Terada
Defender
Atsuto Uchida
Defender
Keisuke Honda
Midfielder
Junichi Inamoto
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Midfielder
Shinji Okazaki
Forward
Keiji Tamada
Forward
Substitutions:
| Shinji Kagawa for Keisuke Honda | 63 |
| Shinzo Koroki for Shinji Okazaki | 76 |
| Seiichiro Maki for Marcus Tulio Tanaka | 82 |
Cards:
| Shuhei Terada | 55 | Y |
| Shinzo Koroki | 85 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ryota Tsuzuki
Defender
Yūichi Komano
Defender
Kazumicih Takagi
Midfielder
Hideo Hashimoto
Midfielder
Shinji Kagawa
Forward
Shinzo Koroki
Forward
Seiichiro Maki