A quick summary of action around the AFC second preliminary round on THU 28 JUL 2011. Series aggregate results are shown below.
» Myanmar 00-04 Oman: Having won their home leg 2-0, Oman took the lead in Yangon by the same scoreline. Spectators responded to second goal, a penalty by Ismail AL AJMI in the 39th minute, by throwing rocks and other projectiles, prompting referee Ryuji SATO to abandon the match. FIFA has upheld the result, eliminating Myanmar and leaving the possibility of further sanctions.
» Bangladesh 02-04 Lebanon: Mithun CHOWDHURY and Zahid Hasan EMILY scored for the home side, but with Lebanon winning the first leg by four goals, it was a mountain too high, and Bangladesh are out.
» Vietnam 02-04 Qatar: Qatar brought a 3-0 home win into this leg and added to that lead through Yousef AHMED in the 19th minute. Two second half goals saved face for Vietnam, but a 2-1 win in the second leg was not enough to do the job.
» India 02-05 United Arab Emirates: The UAE also had a three goal lead coming into this match and would add two more by the last twenty minutes. But Jeje LALPEKHLUA and Gouramangi SINGH found net for India, earning a draw on the night.
» Palestine 02-03 Thailand: The one goal Thai lead was erased only six minutes in, with Murad ELYYAN’s goal for Palestine. But Datsakorn THONGLAO put Thailand back in front midway through the first half. Both players would score again in second half stoppage time, leaving Palestine a goal short.
× Eliminated: Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Palestine, Philippines, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, Yemen
» Advance to first group phase: China PR, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, UAE, Uzbekistan