United Arab Emirates v Syria, 22 June 2008
| Score | 3-1 to Syria |
| Referee | Mark Alexander Shield |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group 5 |
| Venue | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
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United Arab Emirates
Manager: METSU Bruno
Goals:
| Ismail Matar | penalty | 83 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Majed Naser
Defender
Rashid Abdulrahman
Defender
Tariq Hassan
Defender
Basheer Saeed
Midfielder
Abdulrahim Jumaa
(captain)
Midfielder
Mohamed Mubarak
Midfielder
Saleh Obaid
Midfielder
Hilal Saeed
Midfielder/Forward
Ismail Matar
Forward
Mohamed Al Shehhi
Forward
Faisal Khalil
Substitutions:
| Fares Juma for Tariq Hassan | 55 |
| Ismail Al Hammadi for Mohamed Mubarak | 55 |
| Adil Abdulaziz for Mohamed Al Shehhi | 63 |
Cards:
| Majed Naser | 57 | Y |
| Basheer Saeed | 89 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ismail Rabee
Defender
Fares Juma
Defender/Midfielder
Adil Abdulaziz
Midfielder
Ismail Al Hammadi
3
Syria
Manager: KWID Mohamad
Goals:
| Jehad Al Hussain | 34 |
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| Jehad Al Hussain | 51 |
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| Sanharib Malki | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Moussab Balhous
Goalkeeper
Ali Diab
Defender
Bassel Hamamieh
Defender
Omar Hemidi
Defender
Adel Abdullah
Midfielder
Mahmoud Al Amna
Midfielder
Jehad Al Hussain
Midfielder
Samer Awad
Midfielder
Firas Al Khatib
Forward
(captain)
Sanharib Malki
Forward
Lowai Shanko
Forward
Substitutions:
| Firas Ismail for Lowai Shanko | 65 |
| Younes Hamida for Samer Awad | 76 |
| Raja Rafe for Mahmoud Al Amna | 76 |
Cards:
| Bassel Hamamieh | 28 | Y |
| Omar Hemidi | 77 | Y |
| Moussab Balhous | 83 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Radwan Al Azhar
Defender
Rafat Mohammad
Midfielder
Younes Hamida
Midfielder
Firas Ismail
Midfielder
Elias Morkos
Forward
Zyad Chaabo
Forward
Raja Rafe