Bahrain v United Arab Emirates, 11 April 1997
| Score | 2-1 to United Arab Emirates |
| Referee | Jun Lu |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 1st round group 3 |
| Venue | Manama |
| Attendance | 18,000 |
View Bahrain v United Arab Emirates head to head
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Bahrain
Manager: Josef Hickersberger
Goals:
| Hamid Darwish | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Hasan Al Thani Ali
Substitutions:
| Thabet Yusuf Qamber for Abdulrazaq Abbas | 46 |
| Thabet Yusuf Qamber for Abdulrazaq Abbas | 46 |
| Mohamed Aldakheel for Moosa Mubarak Moosa | 60 |
| Khalid J Jasim Alnosuf for Khalid Aldoseri | 70 |
2
United Arab Emirates
Manager: Lori Sandri
Goals:
| Adil Mohamed Abdulla | 20 |
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| Adil Mohamed Abdulla | 62 |
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Starting lineup:
Adnan Khami Al Talyani
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mohamed Omar for Adnan Khami Al Talyani | 71 |
| Omar Ghareb Juma for Bakheet Mubarak Saad | 77 |