A quick summary of action around the AFC fourth round on SAT 06 SEP 2008.
» Bahrain 02-03 Japan: Kengo NAKAMURA’s goal in the 84th minute gave Japan a 3-0 lead, but ten-man Bahrain stormed back with a Salman ISA goal, followed by an own goal by Marcus Tulio TANAKA. Japan, though, survived to become joint leaders of Group A.
» Qatar 03-00 Uzbekistan: The shock of the day was Uzbekistan, who had won all but one qualifiers so far, falling in Doha. Majdi SIDDIQ, Magid MOHAMED, and Talal AL BLOUSHI were the goalscorers.
» Saudi Arabia 01-01 Iran: Javad NEKOUNAM’s header was Iran’s equaliser with nine minutes left, neutralising a first half goal by Saad AL HARTHI in this Group B encounter.