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'''Group C of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup''' was one of four groups of nations competing at the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]]. The group's first round of matches were played on 11 January, the second round on 15 January, and the final round on 19 January. All six group matches were played at venues in [[Australia]]. The group consisted of [[Iran national football team|Iran]], [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]], [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]], and [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]].<ref name="schedule">((cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/AC_2015F_matchSchedule_FA.pdf |title=Match Schedule AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 |publisher=AFC))</ref> Iran and United Arab Emirates advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Bahrain and Qatar were eliminated.

==Teams==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!rowspan=2| Draw position
!rowspan=2| Team
!rowspan=2| Method of<br />qualification
!rowspan=2| Date of<br />qualification
!rowspan=2| Finals<br />appearance
!rowspan=2| Last<br />appearance
!rowspan=2| Previous best<br />performance
!colspan=2| [[FIFA World Rankings|FIFA Rankings]]
|-
! March 2014((refn|group=nb|The rankings of March 2014 were used for seeding for the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup#Final draw|final draw]].))
! Start of event
|-
| C1 || style=white-space:nowrap | ((fb|IRN)) || data-sort-value="B1" | [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group B|Group B]] winners || 19 November 2013 || data-sort-value="13" | 13th || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]] || data-sort-value="7.2" | '''Winners''' ([[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]], [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]], [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]) || 42 || 51
|-
| C2 || style=white-space:nowrap | ((fb|UAE)) || data-sort-value="E1" | [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group E|Group E]] winners || 15 November 2013 || data-sort-value="9" | 9th || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]] || data-sort-value="6.1" | Runners-up ([[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]]) || 61 || 80
|-
| C3 || style=white-space:nowrap | ((fb|QAT)) || data-sort-value="D2" | [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group D|Group D]] runners-up || 19 November 2013 || data-sort-value="9" | 9th || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]] || data-sort-value="3.2" | Quarter-finals ([[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]], [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]]) || 101 || 92
|-
| C4 || style=white-space:nowrap | ((fb|BHR)) || data-sort-value="D1" | [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group D|Group D]] winners || 15 November 2013 || data-sort-value="5" | 5th || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]] || data-sort-value="4.1" | Fourth place ([[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]) || 106 || 110
|}

;Notes
((reflist|group=nb))

==Standings==
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In the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage|quarter-finals]]:
*Iran advanced to play Iraq (runner-up of [[2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D|Group D]]).
*United Arab Emirates advanced to play Japan (winner of [[2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D|Group D]]).

==Matches==

===United Arab Emirates vs Qatar===
A brace each from forwards [[Ahmed Khalil]] and [[Ali Mabkhout]] gave the United Arab Emirates a comprehensive 4–1 win over [[Arabian Gulf Cup]] champions Qatar in their opener at Canberra Stadium. Two-time quarter-finalists and Qatar took the lead courtesy of [[Khalfan Ibrahim]]'s 22nd minute chipped effort, but the scores were leveled at 36 minutes by former [[Asian Young Footballer of the Year]] Khalil from close range.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-11/uae-beats-qatar/6011412 Asian Cup: UAE beats Qatar 4-1 thanks to Ahmed Khalil and Ali Mabkhout doubles]</ref>

Set-pieces in the second half were to prove Qatar's undoing as first Khalil at 51 minutes and then Mabkhout at 56 minutes profited from dead-ball situations, before Mabkhout got his second in the dying minutes of the game to help the UAE into the all-important knockout stage qualification spots in the opening round of Group C games. An even opening spell in Australia's [[Canberra|capital]] saw two teams intent on attack, and inside the first 10 minutes there was goalmouth action at either end of the field as Khalil and Mabkhout both saw efforts ruffle the side-netting, while Qatari defender [[Abdulaziz Hatem]] had a dangerous cross turned away at the back post by [[Mohammed Abdulrahman (footballer, born February 1989)|Mohamed Abdulrahman]].<ref>((cite web |title=Abdulrahman magic helps UAE overwhelm Qatar in Canberra Asian Cup clash |date=2015-01-11 |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026023601/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/abdulrahman-magic-helps-uae-overwhelm-qatar-in-canberra-asian-cup-clash-20150111-12lzpr.html |archive-date=2020-10-26 |url-status=live |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/abdulrahman-magic-helps-uae-overwhelm-qatar-in-canberra-asian-cup-clash-20150111-12lzpr.html))</ref>

With such an open game in the making, it was no surprise that the first goal came not long after as [[Majed Naser]] could only push out [[Mohammed Muntari]]’s close range effort as far as Ibrahim who controlled the ball on his chest before delicately sending a flying volley over the stranded goalkeeper on the line. Khalil came close to drawing the UAE back within three minutes, though, as his downward header demanded a sprawling save from [[Qasem Burhan]] in the Qatar goal, flicking the ball around his own post. At the other end, [[Abdelkarim Hassan]] almost extended the lead with a driving shot from distance into the side-netting, but with nine minutes of the half remaining the Emirates had drawn level. Burhan came and failed to collect, and [[Abdelaziz Sanqour]] whipped the ball across goal where Khalil’s header was blocked back to him by [[Ibrahim Majed]] on the line and rebounded in off the Emirati forward's chest. Qatar coach [[Djamel Belmadi]] brought on [[2014 WAFF Championship]] top scorer [[Boualem Khoukhi]] after the break to add some cutting edge to his attack, but just six minutes after the restart it was the UAE who went ahead for the first time in the match. The goal came from the boot of Khalil, who had threatened for much of the first period, taking full advantage from a dangerous set-piece on the corner of the penalty area to loop his free kick into the far corner of the goal. And just five minutes later the UAE profited again from a dead-ball situation. This time [[Khamis Esmaeel]]’s on-target free kick was fumbled by Burhan and Mabkhout was first on the scene to follow up and drill the ball home.

Forwards Ismail Mohamad and Meshal Adulla entered the fray after the hour mark to try and reduce the deficit for Qatar, and the former went closest, forcing Naser into a flying block at his near post. The Emirati custodian almost inadvertently gave Qatar a way back in with five minutes remaining as he turned Hassan’s near post shot onto his own upright but Mabkhout then put the game beyond doubt at the 90th minute as he combined with [[Omar Abdulrahman]] to rifle home from six yards.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/abdulrahman-magic-helps-uae-overwhelm-qatar-in-canberra-asian-cup-clash-20150111-12lzpr.html UAE too classy for Qatar]</ref>

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| date       = 11 January 2015
| time       = 18:00 [[Australian Eastern Daylight Time|AEDT]] ([[UTC+11:00|UTC+11]])
| team1      = ((fb-rt|UAE))
| score      = 4–1
| report     = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8252&stageid=327&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
| team2      = ((fb|QAT))
| goals1     = 
* [[Ahmed Khalil|Khalil]] ((goal|37||52))
* [[Ali Mabkhout|Mabkhout]] ((goal|56||90))
| goals2     = 
* [[Khalfan Ibrahim|Ibrahim]] ((goal|23))
| stadium    = [[Canberra Stadium]], [[Canberra]]
| attendance = 5,513
| referee    = [[Kim Jong-hyeok]] ([[Korea Football Association|South&nbsp;Korea]])
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|RB ||'''14'''||[[Abdelaziz Sanqour]]
|-
|CB ||'''8''' ||[[Hamdan Al-Kamali]] || ((yel|61))
|-
|CB ||'''6''' ||[[Mohanad Salem]]
|-
|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Walid Abbas]] || ((yel|35))
|-
|DM ||'''16'''||[[Mohammed Abdulrahman (footballer, born February 1989)|Mohamed Abdulrahman]] || || ((suboff|68))
|-
|RM ||'''13'''||[[Khamis Esmaeel]]
|-
|LM ||'''5''' ||[[Amer Abdulrahman]] || || ((suboff|68))
|-
|AM ||'''10'''||[[Omar Abdulrahman]]
|-
|CF ||'''7''' ||[[Ali Mabkhout]]
|-
|CF ||'''11'''||[[Ahmed Khalil]] || || ((suboff|85))
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|MF ||'''15'''||[[Ismail Al Hammadi]] || || ((subon|68))
|-
|MF ||'''17'''||[[Majed Hassan]] || || ((subon|68))
|-
|MF ||'''4''' ||[[Habib Fardan]] || || ((subon|85))
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|[[Mahdi Ali]]
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|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Qasem Burhan]]
|-
|RB ||'''18'''||[[Tresor Kangambu|Mohammed Tresor Abdullah]]
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Almahdi Ali Mukhtar]]
|-
|CB ||'''13'''||[[Ibrahim Majid]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Abdelkarim Hassan]]
|-
|DM ||'''20'''||[[Karim Boudiaf]] || || ((suboff|46))
|-
|DM ||'''23'''||[[Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud]] || ((yel|44))
|-
|CM ||'''5''' ||[[Abdulaziz Hatem]]
|-
|RF ||'''11'''||[[Hassan Al-Haydos]]
|-
|CF ||'''19'''||[[Mohammed Muntari]] || || ((suboff|69))
|-
|LF ||'''10'''||[[Khalfan Ibrahim]] || || ((suboff|63))
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|DF ||'''16'''||[[Boualem Khoukhi]] || || ((subon|46))
|-
|FW ||'''17'''||[[Ismaeel Mohammad]] || || ((subon|63))
|-
|FW ||'''9''' ||[[Meshal Abdullah]] || || ((subon|69))
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|((flagicon|ALG)) [[Djamel Belmadi]]
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|
'''Man of the Match:'''
*[[Ahmed Khalil]] (United Arab Emirates)<ref>((cite news |title=UAE roar back to thrash rivals Qatar |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Asian-Cup-UAE-roar-back-to-thrash-rivals-Qatar/articleshow/45842159.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |date=11 January 2015 |accessdate=11 January 2015))</ref>

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
*Jeong Hae-sang ([[Korea Football Association|South&nbsp;Korea]])
*Yoon Kwang-yeol ([[Korea Football Association|South&nbsp;Korea]])
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
*Yudai Yamamoto ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fifth official|Fifth official]]:'''
*Najah Raham Rashid ([[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]])
|}

===Iran vs Bahrain===
[[File:AAMI Park 2015 AFC Asian Cup Iran v Bahrain.jpg|thumb|Iran v Bahrain]]

[[Ehsan Hajsafi]] and [[Masoud Shojaei]] scored either side of half-time for Iran, who were roared on by the vast majority of the 17,712 strong crowd in Melbourne.<ref>[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/asian-cup-2015-iran-start-campaign-with-impressive-win-over-bahrain-at-aami-park/story-fni2wcjl-1227181544902?nk=4e2b75bffcf74ad4e1821aa1eafdb3f1Asian Cup 2015: Iran start campaign with impressive win over Bahrain at AAMI Park]</ref> Hajsafi opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time when his volley looped under the bar after Bahrain had partially cleared a corner, while Shojaei doubled Iran's lead in the 71st minute from another set piece. Iran showed plenty of power down the flanks, guile in midfield and defensive solidity and, barring a number of dubious offside calls, could have won by more than two goals. Iran supporters had been raucously cheering their team for at least half an hour before the game began but it was Bahrain who made the brighter start.<ref>((cite web |title=Iran send passionate fans home happy after beating Bahrain in Asian Cup |date=2015-01-11 |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020094105/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/iran-send-passionate-fans-home-happy-after-beating-bahrain-in-asian-cup-20150111-12m30k.html |archive-date=2020-10-20 |url-status=live |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/iran-send-passionate-fans-home-happy-after-beating-bahrain-in-asian-cup-20150111-12m30k.html))</ref><ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/asian-cup-iran-beats-bahrain-uae-downs-qatar-112051924.html Asian Cup: Iran beats Bahrain, UAE downs Qatar in Group C]</ref>

[[Jaycee John Okwunwanne]] struck an audacious volley just wide, while [[Sayed Saeed]] should have done better with his free header in the 16th minute, following [[Sami Al-Husaini]]'s clever chip over Iran's defence. But, after Bahrain's early flurry, Iran began to create some opportunities of their own, with [[Ashkan Dejagah]] failing to convert a one-on-one chance in the 20th minute. Two minutes later Reza Ghoochannejhad dinked the ball to a marginally offside Hajsafi, who picked out the top corner and was consequently booked, while [[Morteza Pouraliganji]] volleyed over the bar from a free-kick. Iran also had the ball in the net at the half-hour mark but were again denied by the offside flag and, after dominating the rest of the first period, [[Carlos Queiroz]]'s side deservedly hit the front just before the break when Hajsafi volleyed home.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-11/iran-off-to-a-winning-start-against-bahrain-at-asian-cup/6011476?section=asiancup2015 Asian Cup: Iran beats Bahrain 2-0 in Melbourne thanks to brilliant strike from Ehsan Rajsafi]</ref> The Persians could have doubled their lead immediately after the restart with [[Reza Ghoochannejhad]] bursting onto Hajsafi's pass before firing wide. The miss was moot, however, as the [[Charlton Athletic]] striker would have been denied a goal due to an incorrectly raised offside flag. But apart from Ghoochannejhad's chance, the opening 15 minutes of the second half were rather tame, before John did well to bring down a long ball and then cracked a shot on target that Iran goalkeeper [[Alireza Haghighi]] could only parry. Another poor offside call thwarted Iran in the 63rd minute as Ghoochannejhad tapped in from Shojaei's cut-back. But, there was no problem eight minutes later when Shojaei volleyed [[Andranik Teymourian]]'s corner inside the far post to cap off a fine performance by Iran.<ref>[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/01/11/soccer/iran-sends-bahrain-opening-defeat-uae-routs-qatar/#.VLLUunsZiUk Iran sends Bahrain to opening defeat; UAE routs Qatar]</ref>

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| date       = 11 January 2015
| time       = 20:00 [[Australian Eastern Daylight Time|AEDT]] ([[UTC+11:00|UTC+11]])
| team1      = ((fb-rt|IRN))
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* [[Ehsan Hajsafi|Hajsafi]] ((goal|45+1))
* [[Masoud Shojaei|Shojaei]] ((goal|71))
| goals2     = 
| stadium    = [[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium]], [[Melbourne]]
| attendance = 17,712
| referee    = [[Ben Williams (referee)|Ben Williams]] ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Alireza Haghighi]]
|-
|RB ||'''11'''||[[Vouria Ghafouri]]
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Jalal Hosseini]]
|-
|CB ||'''8''' ||[[Morteza Pouraliganji]]
|-
|LB ||'''23'''||[[Mehrdad Pooladi]]
|-
|CM ||'''14'''||[[Andranik Teymourian]]
|-
|CM ||'''6''' ||[[Javad Nekounam]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|RW ||'''21'''||[[Ashkan Dejagah]] || || ((suboff|89))
|-
|AM ||'''7''' ||[[Masoud Shojaei]] || || ((suboff|80))
|-
|LW ||'''3''' ||[[Ehsan Hajsafi]] || ((yel|23))
|-
|CF ||'''16'''||[[Reza Ghoochannejhad]] || || ((suboff|75))
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|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''20'''||[[Sardar Azmoun]] || || ((subon|75))
|-
|FW ||'''18'''||[[Alireza Jahanbakhsh]] || || ((subon|80))
|-
|FW ||'''17'''||[[Soroush Rafiei]] || || ((subon|89))
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
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|colspan=4|((flagicon|POR)) [[Carlos Queiroz]]
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|valign="top" width="50%"|
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!width=25| !!width=25|
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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Sayed Mohammed Jaffer|Sayed Jaffer]]
|-
|RB ||'''15'''||[[Abdullah Omar]] || ((yel|44))
|-
|CB ||'''17'''||[[Hussain Ali Baba]]
|-
|CB ||'''2''' ||[[Mohamed Husain]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Waleed Al Hayam|Waleed Al-Hayam]] || || ((suboff|65))
|-
|RM ||'''20'''||[[Sami Al-Husaini]] || || ((suboff|80))
|-
|CM ||'''12'''||[[Faouzi Aaish]]
|-
|CM ||'''7''' ||[[Abdulwahab Al Safi|Abdulwahab Al-Safi]]
|-
|LM ||'''4''' ||[[Sayed Saeed]]
|-
|CF ||'''14'''||[[Jaycee John Okwunwanne]]
|-
|CF ||'''11'''||[[Ismail Abdullatif]] || || ((suboff|66))
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|DF ||'''23'''||[[Rashed Al-Hooti]] || || ((subon|65))
|-
|MF ||'''9''' ||[[Abdulwahab Al-Malood]] || || ((subon|66))
|-
|MF ||'''8''' ||[[Sayed Jaafar Ahmed|Sayed Ahmed]] || || ((subon|80))
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|[[Marjan Eid]]
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{| style="width:50%; font-size:90%;"
|
'''Man of the Match:'''
*[[Ehsan Hajsafi]] (Iran)<ref>((cite news |title=Iran defeats Bahrain in Asian Cup opener |url=http://www.tasnimnews.com/english/Home/Single/615739 |work=Tasnim News |agency=[[Tasnim News Agency]] |date=11 January 2015 |accessdate=11 January 2015))</ref>

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
*[[Matthew Cream]] ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
*Paul Cetrangolo ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
*Christopher Beath ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fifth official|Fifth official]]:'''
*Akane Yagi ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
|}

===Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates===
The fastest goal ever scored in [[AFC Asian Cup]] [[AFC Asian Cup records and statistics|history]] from the boot of [[Ali Mabkhout]] and a second-half own goal by [[Mohamed Husain]] were enough to give the United Arab Emirates a 2–1 victory over Bahrain. Striker Mabkhout's historic opener came within just 14 seconds of kick-off in the Group C match played at a sun-drenched [[Canberra Stadium]]. However, Nigeria-born striker [[Jaycee John Okwunwanne]] brought Bahrain back into a tie with a header before the half hour mark.<ref>[http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-uae-score-after-14-seconds-in-bahrain-win-2015-1 UAE score after 14 seconds in Bahrain win]</ref>

The match continued in end-to-end fashion and it took an unfortunate own goal from Bahrain captain Hussain at the 74th minute to separate the sides as the island nation were eliminated from the tournament, following their defeat on Sunday to Iran. After a convincing 4–1 victory over [[Arabian Gulf Cup]] champions [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] at Canberra Stadium on 11 January, UAE coach [[Mahdi Ali]] made just one change to his starting 11 with [[Mohamed Ahmed (Emirati footballer)|Mohamed Ahmad]] replacing [[Mohanad Salem]] in defense. Bahrain coach [[Marjan Eid]], meanwhile, brought in four new faces as he looked for a positive result to ensure his side's tournament would continue to the final group game. But Eid could have hardly prepared for what happened in the opening seconds of the game. Shortly after the kickoff, Bahrain defender [[Abdullah Omar]] lost the ball to [[Omar Abdulrahman]] in the right-back position and the playmaker's immediate lofted pass found Mabkhout running through on goal to slip the ball under goalkeeper [[Sayyid Muhammad Ja'far]] for an extraordinary start to the contest. Despite the stunning setback, Bahrain looked to respond and Abdulwahab Al Malood and Jaycee John both had volleyed efforts at [[Majed Naser]]'s goal that flew wide. [[Mohammed Abdulrahman (footballer, born February 1989)|Mohamed Abdulrahman]] could have then helped the UAE go two goals to the good after he did well to retain possession inside the penalty area and play in Ahmed Khalil, but the striker could only fire his shot onto the foot of Jaffer's near post.<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/15/red-hot-mabkhout-helps-uae-overcome-bahrain-2-1/ Red hot Mabkhout helps UAE overcome Bahrain 2-1]</ref>

UAE's failure to convert was punished at 25 minutes as Jaycee John rose highest at the backpost to power home [[Faouzi Aaish]]'s inswinging corner with a thumping header. Three minutes later the powerful forward almost replicated his efforts and he headed a left-wing cross from [[Rashed Al-Hooti]] that Naser did well to save. As the first period continued in frenetic fashion, Omar Abdulrahman then danced past two defenders before playing in Mabkhout who tricked his way past Jaffer only to see the ball cleared off the line. The second period didn't begin as dramatically as the first, but Al Malood did have a chance on goal 10 minutes after the interval as Jaycee John's header back to him found him with space for a shot inside the penalty area, but the forward could only steer his shot narrowly wide. A Bahraini backpass before the hour mark was punished with a free kick a yard inside the penalty area, and from the dead-ball Omar Abdulrahman clipped the top of the crossbar with a sweetly struck shot. But at 73 minutes, again from a set piece, the UAE took the lead. An inswinging free kick from the left side by [[Amer Abdulrahman]] curled dangerously into the penalty area and was met by the head of Bahrain skipper Hussain and inadvertently flew into his own net. Bahrain almost restored parity through a free kick of their own through Aaish, but Naser was able to tip over the inswinging free kick from the right as Bahrain cranked up the pressure with forwards Abdulatif and [[Sami Al-Husaini]] entering the fray. But, the UAE were able to contain the Bahraini onslaught and saw out the tie and take all three points to win their second consecutive game at the continental championship.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/asian-cup-bahrain-v-united-arab-emirates--the-lowdown-20150114-12o0dn.html Asian Cup: Bahrain v United Arab Emirates - the lowdown]</ref><ref>[http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2015/01/15/uae-through-last-eight-afer-overcoming-bahrain UAE through to last eight after overcoming Bahrain]</ref>

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| date       = 15 January 2015
| time       = 18:00 [[Australian Eastern Daylight Time|AEDT]] ([[UTC+11:00|UTC+11]])
| team1      = ((fb-rt|BHR))
| score      = 1–2
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| goals1     = 
* [[Jaycee John Okwunwanne|Okwunwanne]] ((goal|26))
| goals2     = 
* [[Ali Mabkhout|Mabkhout]] ((goal|1))
* [[Mohamed Husain|Husain]] ((goal|74|o.g.))
| stadium    = [[Canberra Stadium]], [[Canberra]]
| attendance = 7,925
| referee    = [[Chris Beath]] ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
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|RB ||'''15'''||[[Abdullah Omar]]
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|CB ||'''18'''||[[Mohamed Duaij Mahorfi]] || || ((suboff|66))
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|CB ||'''2''' ||[[Mohamed Husain]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || ((yel|12))
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|LB ||'''23'''||[[Rashed Al-Hooti]] || ((yel|89))
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|CM ||'''4''' ||[[Sayed Saeed]] || || ((suboff|78))
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|CM ||'''8''' ||[[Sayed Jaafar Ahmed|Sayed Ahmed]]
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|CM ||'''7''' ||[[Abdulwahab Al-Safi]] || ((yel|50))
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|AM ||'''9''' ||[[Abdulwahab Al Malood]] || || ((suboff|78))
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|CF ||'''14'''||[[Jaycee John Okwunwanne]]
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|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|DF ||'''17'''||[[Hussain Ali Baba]] || || ((subon|66))
|-
|FW ||'''11'''||[[Ismail Abdullatif]] || || ((subon|78))
|-
|FW ||'''20'''||[[Sami Al-Husaini]] || || ((subon|78))
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|[[Marjan Eid]]
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|GK ||'''1'''||[[Majed Naser]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|RB ||'''14'''||[[Abdelaziz Sanqour]]
|-
|CB ||'''8''' ||[[Hamdan Al-Kamali]] || || ((suboff|80))
|-
|CB ||'''23'''||[[Mohamed Ahmed (Emirati footballer)|Mohamed Ahmed]]
|-
|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Walid Abbas]]
|-
|DM ||'''16'''||[[Mohammed Abdulrahman (footballer, born February 1989)|Mohamed Abdulrahman]] || || ((suboff|62))
|-
|RM ||'''13'''||[[Khamis Esmaeel]]
|-
|LM ||'''5''' ||[[Amer Abdulrahman]]
|-
|AM ||'''10'''||[[Omar Abdulrahman]]
|-
|CF ||'''7''' ||[[Ali Mabkhout]]
|-
|CF ||'''11'''||[[Ahmed Khalil]] || || ((suboff|87))
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|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|MF ||'''15'''||[[Ismail Al Hammadi]] || || ((subon|62))
|-
|DF ||'''19'''||[[Mohamed Ismail Ahmed Ismail|Ismail Ahmed]] || || ((subon|80))
|-
|MF ||'''4''' ||[[Habib Fardan]] || || ((subon|87))
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|[[Mahdi Ali]]
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|
'''Man of the Match:'''
*[[Omar Abdulrahman]] (United Arab Emirates)<ref>((cite news |first=Rashida |last=Yosufzai |title=UAE can boast after 2–1 Bahrain win |url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/26009470/uae-on-to-asian-cup-knock-out-on-2-1-win/ |work=Yahoo! Australia |agency=[[Australian Associated Press]] |date=15 January 2015 |accessdate=15 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117211942/https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/26009470/uae-on-to-asian-cup-knock-out-on-2-1-win/ |archive-date=2015-01-17 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
*Jakhongir Saidov ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
*Chow Chun Kit ([[Hong Kong Football Association|Hong&nbsp;Kong]])
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
*Yudai Yamamoto ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fifth official|Fifth official]]:'''
*Najah Raham Alhamaidah ([[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]])
|}

===Qatar vs Iran===
[[Sardar Azmoun]]'s individual brilliance ensured Iran and the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] would meet in [[Brisbane]] on 19 January to determine who would claim top spot in Group C after [[Carlos Queiroz]]'s side defeated Qatar 1–0 at [[Stadium Australia]].<ref>[http://www.thenational.ae/sport/asian-cup/uae-enter-asian-cup-quarter-finals-after-iran-defeat-qatar UAE enter Asian Cup quarter-finals after Iran defeat Qatar]</ref><ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2015/01/14/asian-cup-iran-uae-look-to-maintain-group-c-lead/21737589/ Asian Cup: Iran, UAE look to maintain Group C lead]</ref> The 20-year-old [[Rubin Kazan]] striker further enhanced his already strong reputation with a turn that bamboozled the Qatar defense before slotting the ball past [[Qasem Burhan]] to score one of the goals of the tournament so far. The 52nd minute effort was greeted with raucous relief by the thousands of Iranian fans in the [[Sydney]] suburbs, who had created a carnival atmosphere at Stadium Australia from the moment the teams entered the field. The result means that Qatar are out of the tournament having previously lost their opening game 4–1 against the United Arab Emirates.<ref>[http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/asian-cup/asian-cup-2015-iran-defeat-qatar-thanks-to-sublime-skill-from-sardar-azmoun/story-e6frf4fu-1227186457233 Asian Cup 2015: Iran defeat Qatar thanks to sublime skill from Sardar Azmoun]</ref>

A crowd of 22,672 traveled out to Stadium Australia, with the vast majority backing Iran and turning the iconic venue into a mini [[Azadi Stadium]] and, for the opening quarter of the game, the atmosphere was more noteworthy than the play on display as both sides battled for supremacy in midfield. It was the Iranians who steadily took control and by the end of the half Queiroz's team would have been disappointed not to have been in front. [[Ashkan Dejagah]] stumbled his way past [[Abdelkarim Hassan]] before pulling the ball back for [[Masoud Shojaei]], but the ball was cleared before the former [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] striker could pull the trigger. Shojaei was involved again five minutes from the break as Iran continued to press, only this time his effort was deflected wide for a corner that [[Andranik Teymourian]] swung towards the penalty spot before [[Morteza Pouraliganji]]'s header was cleared off the line by [[Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud]]. Minutes later, Dejagah's low shot-cum-cross flew across the face of goal with [[Ehsan Hajsafi]] just too slow to poke the ball across the line. Seven minutes after the restart, though, Iran finally took the lead they deserved, with Azmoun's moment of brilliance capping a fine move that featured tenacity and quality in equal measure.<ref>((Cite web |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/news/article/-/26009870/iran-beats-qatar-in-asian-cup/ |title=Iran beats Qatar in Asian Cup |access-date=2015-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124012312/https://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/news/article/-/26009870/iran-beats-qatar-in-asian-cup/ |archive-date=2015-01-24 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

Teymourian won the ball deep in the Qatari half before laying off to Dejagah, and Azmoun spun around the [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]] striker's ball into the centre before slipping the ball past Burhan to send the Iranian team into a bench-clearing celebration. Azmoun, however, was not to finish the game, going off injured 10 minutes after his goal, and his replacement, [[Reza Ghoochannejhad]] had ample opportunity to finish off the game.

On five occasions in the final quarter of the game the man from [[Charlton Athletic]] tried his luck, but each time he was unable to find a way past Burhan, but it mattered little as referee [[Ravshan Irmatov]] blew the whistle to send Iran into the quarter-finals for a sixth straight AFC Asian Cup.<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en/match/qatar-vs-iran/1466401/report Qatar 0-1 Iran: Azmoun sends Queiroz's men through]</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/15/sports/soccer/qatars-eyes-are-on-2018-world-cup-not-2022.html?_r=0 Qatar's Eyes Are on 2018 World Cup, Not 2022]</ref>

((Football box
| date       = 15 January 2015
| time       = 20:00 [[Australian Eastern Daylight Time|AEDT]] ([[UTC+11:00|UTC+11]])
| team1      = ((fb-rt|QAT))
| score      = 0–1
| report     = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8254&stageid=327&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
| team2      = ((fb|IRN))
| goals1     = 
| goals2     = 
* [[Sardar Azmoun|Azmoun]] ((goal|52))
| stadium    = [[Stadium Australia]], [[Sydney]]
| attendance = 22,672
| referee    = [[Ravshan Irmatov]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
))

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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Qasem Burhan]]
|-
|RB ||'''18'''||[[Tresor Kangambu|Mohammed Tresor Abdullah]]
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Almahdi Ali Mukhtar]] || ((yel|49))
|-
|CB ||'''13'''||[[Ibrahim Majid]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Abdelkarim Hassan]]
|-
|CM ||'''20'''||[[Karim Boudiaf]]
|-
|CM ||'''23'''||[[Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud]] || || ((suboff|73))
|-
|RW ||'''17'''||[[Ismaeel Mohammad]] || || ((suboff|59))
|-
|AM ||'''16'''||[[Boualem Khoukhi]]
|-
|LW ||'''11'''||[[Hassan Al-Haydos]]
|-
|CF ||'''19'''||[[Mohammed Muntari]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|MF ||'''10'''||[[Khalfan Ibrahim]] || || ((subon|59))
|-
|FW ||'''9''' ||[[Meshal Abdullah]] || || ((subon|73))
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|((flagicon|ALG)) [[Djamel Belmadi]]
|}
|valign="top"|[[File:QAT-IRN-2015-01-15.svg|300px]]
|valign="top" width="50%"|
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|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Alireza Haghighi]]
|-
|RB ||'''11'''||[[Vouria Ghafouri]]
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Jalal Hosseini]]
|-
|CB ||'''8''' ||[[Morteza Pouraliganji]]
|-
|LB ||'''23'''||[[Mehrdad Pooladi]]
|-
|CM ||'''14'''||[[Andranik Teymourian]] || || ((suboff|87))
|-
|CM||'''6''' ||[[Javad Nekounam]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|RW ||'''21'''||[[Ashkan Dejagah]]
|-
|AM ||'''7''' ||[[Masoud Shojaei]] || ((yel|57)) || ((suboff|72))
|-
|LW ||'''3''' ||[[Ehsan Hajsafi]]
|-
|CF ||'''20'''||[[Sardar Azmoun]] || || ((suboff|62))
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''16'''||[[Reza Ghoochannejhad]] || || ((subon|62))
|-
|DF ||'''2''' ||[[Khosro Heydari]] || || ((subon|72))
|-
|DF ||'''5''' ||[[Amir Hossein Sadeghi]] || || ((subon|87))
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
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|}

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|
'''Man of the Match:'''
*[[Andranik Teymourian]] (Iran)<ref>((cite news|first=Adrian |last=Warren |title=Iran beats Qatar to make Asian Cup quarter |url=https://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/26009870/iran-beats-qatar-to-make-asian-cup-quarter/ |work=Yahoo! New Zealand |agency=Australian Associated Press |date=15 January 2015 |accessdate=15 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122125758/https://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/26009870/iran-beats-qatar-to-make-asian-cup-quarter/ |archivedate=22 January 2015 ))</ref>

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
*Abdukhamidullo Rasulov ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
*Bakhadyr Kochkarov ([[Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic|Kyrgyzstan]])
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
*Mohd Amirul Izwan ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fifth official|Fifth official]]:'''
*Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
|}

===Iran vs United Arab Emirates===
[[Reza Ghoochannejhad]]'s last-gasp header gave Iran a 1–0 victory over the United Arab Emirates as [[Carlos Queiroz]]'s men won Group C of the AFC Asian Cup. [[Samsung]] Player of the Match Ghoochannejhad's 91st-minute strike, his first goal of the tournament dealt UAE their first defeat of the tournament and allowed Iran to finish the group phase with the maximum nine points, three points ahead of [[Mahdi Ali]]'s side.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-19/iran-scores-late-1-0-win-over-uae/6026436 Asian Cup: Iran steals win over UAE to top Group C, Reza Ghoochannejhad scores at the death]</ref>

Iran would face the runners-up of [[2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D|Group D]] in the quarter-finals on 23 January in [[Canberra]] while UAE would play the Group D winners in [[Sydney]], widely expected to be defending champions [[Japan national football team|Japan]]. Queiroz had predicted a day earlier that neither team would be content with a draw, and the [[Persian Gulf]] rivals proved the Portuguese tactician right by staging a cagey match at [[Lang Park|Brisbane Stadium]]. The game was marked by Iran's defensive resolve that almost produced a clean-sheet against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] at the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] and suffocated UAE for the most part. UAE did not have a single shot on target for the whole game.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/asian-cup--the-lowdown-iran-v-united-arab-emirates-20150118-12srkd.html Asian Cup - The Lowdown: Iran v United Arab Emirates]</ref>

[[Alireza Jahanbakhsh]] should have done better with a free header from the centre of the penalty area in the 18th minute but the Dutch-based striker fired over the crossbar towards the stands. The Iranians went close again in the final minute of the half, yet [[Sardar Azmoun]]'s header at the right-hand post was cleared wide in the nick of time by [[Mohanad Salem]] as the two teams headed into the intermission on equal terms. The second half was more of the same, with UAE playmaker [[Omar Abdulrahman]] unable to find the touches to get his team going. Despite the pressure from Iran, Abdulrahman set up [[Abdelaziz Sanqour]] for an angular shot from the right, but the [[Shabab Al Ahli Club|Al-Ahli]] man failed to keep his effort on goal.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.sportal.com.au/football/news/iran-1-uae-0-ghoochannejhad-strikes-late-as-queirozs-men-win-group-c/1pl41gkzmrr5m1w4hhy3ck0t4g |title=Iran 1 UAE 0: Ghoochannejhad strikes late as Queiroz's men win Group C |access-date=2015-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122051126/http://www.sportal.com.au/football/news/iran-1-uae-0-ghoochannejhad-strikes-late-as-queirozs-men-win-group-c/1pl41gkzmrr5m1w4hhy3ck0t4g |archive-date=2015-01-22 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

Queiroz tried to inject some steam into the Iranian attack by bringing Ghoochannejhad and [[Ashkan Dejagah]] off the bench, but UAE also held firm at the back to frustrate their opponents. But Iran would have the last laugh as midfielder [[Andranik Teymourian]] unintentionally hit a half-clearance back into the box for Ghoochannejhad, who nodded in from close range as the predominantly Iranian crowd went wild.<ref>[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/01/19/soccer/international-soccer/iran-seals-late-win-u-e/ Iran seals late win over U.A.E.]</ref><ref>((Cite web |url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8948667 |title=Iran's coach heaps praise on UAE |access-date=2015-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122140855/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8948667 |archive-date=2015-01-22 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Mahdi Ali claimed after the match that Nekounam was offside when Ghoochannejhad had scored and questioned about the referee assignment.<ref>((cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/uae-football-coach-questions-refs-impartiality-142535230--sow.html | title=UAE football coach questions ref's impartiality ))</ref>

((Football box
| date       = 19 January 2015
| time       = 19:00 [[Australian Eastern Standard Time|AEST]] ([[UTC+10:00|UTC+10]])
| team1      = ((fb-rt|IRN))
| score      = 1–0
| report     = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8255&stageid=327&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
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| goals1     = 
* [[Reza Ghoochannejhad|Ghoochannejhad]] ((goal|90+1))
| goals2     = 
| stadium    = [[Lang Park|Brisbane Stadium]], [[Brisbane]]
| attendance = 11,394
| referee    = [[Ryuji Sato]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
))

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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Alireza Haghighi]]
|-
|RB ||'''2'''||[[Khosro Heydari]] || || ((suboff|66))
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Jalal Hosseini]]
|-
|CB ||'''8''' ||[[Morteza Pouraliganji]]
|-
|LB ||'''23'''||[[Mehrdad Pooladi]] || ((yel|63))
|-
|CM ||'''14'''||[[Andranik Teymourian]]
|-
|CM ||'''6''' ||[[Javad Nekounam]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || ((yel|36))
|-
|RW ||'''18'''||[[Alireza Jahanbakhsh]] || || ((suboff|58))
|-
|AM ||'''17'''||[[Soroush Rafiei]]
|-
|LW ||'''13'''||[[Vahid Amiri]]
|-
|CF ||'''20'''||[[Sardar Azmoun]] || ((yel|45+2))&nbsp; || ((suboff|72))
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|DF ||'''11'''||[[Vouria Ghafouri]] || || ((subon|58))
|-
|FW ||'''21'''||[[Ashkan Dejagah]] || || ((subon|66))
|-
|FW ||'''16'''||[[Reza Ghoochannejhad]] || || ((subon|72))
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
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|colspan=4|((flagicon|POR)) [[Carlos Queiroz]]
|}
|valign="top"|[[File:IRN-UAE-2015-01-19.svg|300px]]
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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Majed Naser]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|RB ||'''14'''||[[Abdelaziz Sanqour]]
|-
|CB ||'''23'''||[[Mohamed Ahmed (Emirati footballer)|Mohamed Ahmed]]
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|CB ||'''6''' ||[[Mohanad Salem]]
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|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Walid Abbas]] || ((yel|26))
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|CM ||'''13'''||[[Khamis Esmaeel]]
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|CM ||'''5''' ||[[Amer Abdulrahman]]
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|RW ||'''7'''||[[Ali Mabkhout]]
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|AM ||'''10'''||[[Omar Abdulrahman]]
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|LW ||'''4''' ||[[Habib Fardan]]
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|CF ||'''11'''||[[Ahmed Khalil]]
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
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|colspan=4|[[Mahdi Ali]]
|}
|}
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'''Man of the Match:'''
*[[Reza Ghoochannejhad]] (Iran)<ref>((cite news |title=Iran defeats UAE thanks to Reza Ghoochannejhad late goal |url=http://www.tasnimnews.com/English/Home/Single/625715 |work=Tasnim News |publisher=Tasnim News Agency |date=19 January 2015 |accessdate=19 January 2015))</ref>

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
*Toru Sagara ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
* Toshiyuki Nagi ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
*Muhammad Taqi Al-Jaafari ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fifth official|Fifth official]]:'''
*Jeffrey Goh ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
|}

===Qatar vs Bahrain===
Bahrain ended their campaign with a 2–1 win over Qatar at [[Stadium Australia]] when a long-range strike from [[Sayed Jaafar Ahmed]] eight minutes from time gave [[Marjan Eid]]'s side their first points of the tournament. Neither team had any chance of advancing to the knockout rounds after losing their opening matches against [[Iran national football team|Iran]] and the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]], but Bahrain reclaimed some pride when Jaafar struck to secure the win after [[Sayed Saeed]] had put the Bahrainis in front before [[Hassan Al-Haydos]] equalised with a second half free kick.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-19/bahrain-edges-qatar-in-asian-cup/6026450 Asian Cup: Bahrain edges Qatar 2-1 in Group C dead rubber clash]</ref>

The win ensures Bahrain finished third in Group, but Eid's team were comprehensively outplayed by the Qataris for large periods of the game and the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011 tournament]] hosts would have gone into the halftime break wondering how they had not found the back of the net. Misfortune cost the [[Arabian Gulf Cup]] champions on more than one occasion, with [[Mohammed Muntari]] twice going close, the first when he steered the ball just wide of [[Hamed Al-Doseri]]'s goal in the 20th minute and the second, four minutes later, when his header from Al-Haydos' free kick came back off the post.

Bahrain, though, always carried a threat in an open and entertaining game. Shubbar's sixth-minute header was straight at [[Qasem Burhan]], while the 22-year-old had another headed effort in the 29th minute that came back off the base of the post. With 11 minutes remaining in the half, however, the [[Al-Riffa SC|Al-Riffa]] striker put his side in the lead when [[Faouzi Aaish]] slalomed past two Qatari defenders before cutting the ball back to Shubbar, who steadied himself before sliding a left foot shot over the line. Qatar continued to pick holes in the Bahrain backline into the second half, with [[Ali Assadalla]] evading the defence thanks to a one-two with Muntari, only to hit goalkeeper Al-Doseri with his shot.<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en/match/qatar-vs-bahrain/1466403/report Qatar 1-2 Bahrain: Burhan clanger settles Group C dead rubber]</ref>

Midway through the half, though, the Qataris finally claimed the goal their possession play deserved when Al Haydos, their star performer on the evening struck a low free kick that went under the Bahraini wall as it jumped before beating the keeper to his right. Another pair of missed opportunities from Muntari continued to frustrate the Qataris and, as the young striker grew increasingly despondent, he and his teammates were punished in the harshest manner possible when Jaafar scored the winner with just eight minutes remaining. Picking the ball up on the corner of the penalty area, the Al Riffa midfielder clipped his shot over the head of Burhan, who had taken a step off his line and the ball sailed into the back of the net.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/afc-asian-cup/its-all-academic-as-bahrain-defeat-qatar-21-in-asian-cup-dead-rubber-20150119-12tm64.html It's all academic as Bahrain defeat Qatar 2-1 in Asian Cup dead rubber]</ref>

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| date       = 19 January 2015
| time       = 20:00 [[Australian Eastern Daylight Time|AEDT]] ([[UTC+11:00|UTC+11]])
| team1      = ((fb-rt|QAT))
| score      = 1–2
| report     = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8256&stageid=327&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
| team2      = ((fb|BHR))
| goals1     = 
* [[Hassan Al-Haydos|Al-Haydos]] ((goal|68))
| goals2     = 
* [[Sayed Saeed|Saeed]] ((goal|34))
* [[Sayed Jaafar Ahmed|Ahmed]] ((goal|82))
| stadium    = [[Stadium Australia]], [[Sydney]]
| attendance = 4,841
| referee    = [[Abdullah Al Hilali]] ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]])
))

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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Qasem Burhan]]
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|RB ||'''18'''||[[Tresor Kangambu|Mohammed Tresor Abdullah]]
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|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Almahdi Ali Mukhtar]]
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|CB ||'''13'''||[[Ibrahim Majid]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
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|LB ||'''7''' ||[[Khalid Muftah]]
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|CM ||'''20'''||[[Karim Boudiaf]]
|-
|CM ||'''5''' ||[[Abdulaziz Hatem]] || ((yel|34))&nbsp; || ((suboff|46))
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|RW ||'''11'''||[[Hassan Al-Haydos]]
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|AM ||'''8''' ||[[Ali Assadalla]] || || ((suboff|65))
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|LW ||'''16'''||[[Boualem Khoukhi]] || || ((suboff|85))
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|CF ||'''19'''||[[Mohammed Muntari]]
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|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
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|FW ||'''23'''||[[Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud]] || || ((subon|46))
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|FW ||'''12'''||[[Magid Mohamed]] || || ((subon|65))
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|FW ||'''9''' ||[[Meshal Abdullah]] || || ((subon|85))
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
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|colspan=4|((flagicon|ALG)) [[Djamel Belmadi]]
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|valign="top"|[[File:QAT-BHR-2015-01-19.svg|300px]]
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|GK ||'''21'''||[[Hamed Al-Doseri]]
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|RB ||'''15'''||[[Abdullah Omar]] || || ((suboff|46))
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|CB ||'''13'''||[[Abdulla Al-Haza'a]]
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|CB ||'''17'''||[[Hussain Ali Baba]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || ((yel|53))
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|LB ||'''23'''||[[Rashed Al-Hooti]]
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|RM ||'''4''' ||[[Sayed Saeed]]
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|CM ||'''8''' ||[[Sayed Jaafar Ahmed|Sayed Ahmed]]
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|CM ||'''7''' ||[[Abdulwahab Al-Safi]]
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|LM ||'''9''' ||[[Abdulwahab Al-Malood]] || || ((suboff|75))
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|CF ||'''12'''||[[Faouzi Aaish]]
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|CF ||'''14'''||[[Jaycee John Okwunwanne]] || || ((suboff|85))
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''20'''||[[Sami Al-Husaini]] || || ((subon|46))
|-
|MF ||'''6''' ||[[Abdulla Yaser]] || ((yel|90+3))&nbsp; || ((subon|75))
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|FW ||'''16'''||[[Abdulla Yusuf Helal]] || || ((subon|85))
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
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|colspan=4|[[Marjan Eid]]
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'''Man of the Match:'''
*[[Faouzi Aaish]] (Bahrain)<ref>((cite news|first=Ian |last=McCullough |title=Bahrain end Asian Cup on a high with win |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/news/article/-/26037102/bahrain-end-asian-cup-on-a-high-with-win/ |work=Yahoo! Australia |agency=Australian Associated Press |date=19 January 2015 |accessdate=19 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120091752/https://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/news/article/-/26037102/bahrain-end-asian-cup-on-a-high-with-win/ |archivedate=20 January 2015 ))</ref>

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
*Hamad Al-Mayahi ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]])
* Abu Bakar Al-Amri ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]])
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
*Hettikamkanamge Perera ([[Football Federation of Sri Lanka|Sri&nbsp;Lanka]])
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fifth official|Fifth official]]:'''
*Najah Raham Rashid ([[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]])
|}

==References==
((Reflist|2))

==External links==
*((Official website|http://www.afcasiancup.com/|name=AFC Asian Cup)) (Official website) ((in lang|en))
*[http://www.the-afc.com/competition/afc-asian-cup AFC Asian Cup], the-AFC.com

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