United Arab Emirates v Bulgaria, 24 December 1988
| Score | 1-0 to Bulgaria |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Surjah |
| Attendance | 4,000 |
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Goals:
Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| Mohd Abdullah for Mohamed Ibrahim | 73 |
| H Mohd for Ismail | 75 |
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Bulgaria
Manager: Ivan Vutzov
Goals:
| Emil Kostadinov | 26 |
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Starting lineup:
Krasimir Bezinski
Defender
Pavel Dochev
Defender
Nikolay Iliev
Defender
Ilian Kiriakov
Midfielder
Dimitar Mladenov
Midfielder
Ayan Sadakov
Midfielder
Emil Kostadinov
Forward
Luboslav Penev
Forward
Hristo Stoichkov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Trifon Ivanov for Krasimir Bezinski | 0 |
| Georgi Iordanov for Luboslav Penev | 0 |
| Zaprian Rakov for Ayan Sadakov | 0 |
| Krasimir Balakov for Ivailo Kirov | 0 |
On the bench:
Defender
Trifon Ivanov
Defender
Zaprian Rakov
Midfielder
Krasimir Balakov
Midfielder
Georgi Iordanov