Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 1

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This page provides the summary of the first round qualifiers for the group stage of the Asian football qualifiers for 2008 Olympics . The matches in this round were held on 7 February 2007 (First Leg) and 14 February 2007.

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Matches

The first legs were played on 7 February and the second legs on 14 February 2007. The aggregate winners advanced to the second round.

Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg2–2(p)Flag of India.svg  India 1–1 1–1
(2–5p)
Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg0–2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam —1 0–2
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg12–0Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 11–0 1–0
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg1–3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0–3 1–0
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg3–5Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1–2 2–3
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg6–1Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 4–1 2–0
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg2–3Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 1–2 1–1
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg6–1Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 1–0 5–1
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg1–0Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 1–0 0–0
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg—Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 2——
1The first leg of the Vietnam–Afghanistan match in Hanoi was cancelled due to the Afghanistan team's financial problems that led to the team being unable to afford to travel to Vietnam, and security worries. FIFA rescheduled the single-tie match to 14 February 2007.
2Withdrew

First Leg

Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0 – 3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Report Lam Ka Wai Soccerball shade.svg24'
Wu Haopeng Soccerball shade.svg34'
Chan Siu Ki Soccerball shade.svg63'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Second Leg

Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg0 – 1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Report Ameli Soccerball shade.svg44'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

Hong Kong won 3–1 on aggregate.

Vietnam won 2–0 on aggregate.

Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg0 – 0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Report
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ala Abdul Nema (Iraq)

Indonesia won 1–0 on aggregate.

Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg3 – 2Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Shah Soccerball shade.svg65', 76'
Rasool Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Amri Soccerball shade.svg31', 39'
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Pakistan won 5–3 on aggregate.

Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg5 – 1Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Dangda Soccerball shade.svg32'
Winothai Soccerball shade.svg33', 42'
Buathong Soccerball shade.svg60'
Wongdee Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report Saiwaeo Soccerball shade.svg47' (o.g.)
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

Thailand won 6–1 on aggregate.

Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg1 – 1Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Obaid Soccerball shade.svg90' Report Yasser
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ali Al Mutlaq (Saudi Arabia)

Yemen won 3–2 on aggregate.

Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg0 – 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report Milligan Soccerball shade.svg66'
Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia)

Australia won 12–0 on aggregate.

Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg0 – 2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report Ismailov Soccerball shade.svg30'
Bikmaev Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

Uzbekistan won 6–1 on aggregate.

India  Flag of India.svg1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar
Singh Soccerball shade.svg40' Report Win Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Penalties
5 – 2
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

2–2 on aggregate. India won after penalties

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