Bahrain 10–0 Indonesia

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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
(Asian zone)
Group E
Bahrain Indonesia
Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Indonesia.svg
100
Qatar advances to the fourth round of the AFC qualification tournament
Bahrain eliminated from World Cup contention
Date29 February 2012
Venue Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain
Referee Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
Attendance3,000
WeatherClear
26 °C (79 °F) [1]

On 29 February 2012, the Bahraini and Indonesian national association football teams faced each other in a qualifying match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The match was played at the Bahrain National Stadium in Riffa, Bahrain. The match ended as the biggest win for Bahrain, and the biggest defeat for Indonesia. This match is known for a FIFA match-fixing investigation afterwards. [2]

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Before this match, Bahrain needed to score nine goals in the match against Indonesia and for Qatar to lose their next match against Iran in order to overtake Qatar and qualify for the next round but due to an 83rd-minute equalizer by Qatar their game finished 10-0 and thus Qatar progressed instead of Bahrain. [3]

Background

Prior to the final matchday the table was:

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 5320153+1211
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 523083+59
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 513137−46
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 5005316−130
Source: [ citation needed ]

Before the game, Bahrain required a winning margin of nine goals to stand any chance of progressing to the next stage. [4]

Leading up to the game, Indonesia had lost all five matches to date in their qualification group, allowing 16 goals in the process. [3] Internal conflict in the Football Association of Indonesia led them to prevent all Indonesia Super League players from playing. [5] They only sent players who play in the Indonesian Premier League, although Indonesia's regular, better, and more experienced national players play in the Indonesia Super League. Indonesia was understood to have fielded inexperienced players due to this situation. [6]

Prior to this match, Indonesia's record loss was 9–0, recorded in 1974 at the hands of Denmark. [7]

In the six previous meetings between the two teams, each team had won twice, with two matches having been drawn. [7] Both teams had met earlier in this round at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, with Bahrain winning 2–0. Prior to the qualification process, both teams last met at the same venue during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup group stage match on 10 July 2007. Hosts Indonesia won 2–1, avenging the 3–1 defeat at the same stage nearly three years earlier.

Match summary

Indonesia started the game with an inexperienced side, with no player holding more than 12 international caps. [8] This was also the international debut for eight players in the Indonesia starting line up (except Syamsidar, Irfan Bachdim, and Ferdinand Sinaga).

Indonesia suffered an early setback when their goalkeeper Syamsidar was shown the red card in the first three minutes. [4] After Bahrain scored the resultant penalty, they went on to be awarded a total of four penalties in the match, including three in the first half, although substitute Indonesia goalkeeper Andi Muhammad Guntur managed to save two of the four kicks. [7]

Match details

Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg10–0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Report
Bahrain National Stadium, Manama
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
GK1 Sayed Mohammed Jaffer
CB3 Abdulla Al-Marzooqi
CB5 Saleh Abdulhameed
CB2 Waleed Al Hayam
RM15 Abdullah Omar
CM7 Abdulwahab Al-Safi
CM13 Mahmood Abdulrahman Sub off.svg 90+2'
LM4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed
RF10 Mohammed Tayeb Al Alawi
CF11 Ismail Abdullatif
LF14 Salman Isa (c)
Substitutes:
MF18Fahad HasanSub on.svg 90+2'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Peter Taylor
GK1 Syamsidar (c)Red card.svg 3'
RB14 Hengky Ardiles
CB13 Gunawan Dwi Cahyo Sub off.svg 68'
CB22 Abdul Rahman Yellow card.svg 84'
LB15 Diego Michiels Yellow card.svg 30'
DM8 Muhammad Taufiq
RM10 Irfan Bachdim
CM19 Slamet Nurcahyono Sub off.svg 4'
CM6 Rendi Irwan
LM11 Aditya Putra Dewa Sub off.svg 61'
CF17 Ferdinand Sinaga
Substitutes:
GK12 Andi Muhammad Guntur Sub on.svg 4'
DF7 Ricky Ohorella Sub on.svg 61'
DF23 Wahyu Wijiastanto Sub on.svg 68'
Manager:
Aji Santoso

Assistant referees:
Ziad Birak (Lebanon)
Hadi El Kassar (Lebanon)
Fourth official:
Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)

Post match

The final table was as follows:

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 6330175+1212Advance to fourth round
2Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 6240105+510
3Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 6231137+69
4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 6006326−230
Source: [9]

Following the match, Indonesia finished the third round with the worst overall record of the 20 competing teams, having scored no points at all in the round while conceding a total of 26 goals. [7]

Bahrain also failed to qualify for the following stage of qualifying, finishing with two wins, three draws and a single loss. [8]

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