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Revision as of 19:15, 14 January 2019
Group A of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup is taking place from 5 to 14 January 2019.[1] The group consists of tournament hosts United Arab Emirates, Thailand, India, and Bahrain.[2] The top two teams, possibly along with the third-place team (if they are ranked as one of the best four), will advance to the round of 16.[3]
Teams
| Draw position | Teams | Zone | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
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| A1 |  United Arab Emirates |
WAFF | Hosts | 9 March 2015 | 10th | 2015 (third place) | Runners-up (1996) | 81 | 79 |
| A2 |  Thailand |
AFF | Second Round Group F winners | 24 March 2016 | 7th | 2007 (group stage) | Third place (1972) | 122 | 118 |
| A3 |  India |
SAFF | Third Round Group A winners | 11 October 2017 | 4th | 2011 (group stage) | Runners-up (1964) | 97 | 97 |
| A4 |  Bahrain |
WAFF | Third Round Group E winners | 14 November 2017 | 6th | 2015 (group stage) | Fourth place (2004) | 116 | 113 |
- Notes
- ^ The rankings of April 2018 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United Arab Emirates (H)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Thailand
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4[a] | |
| 3 | Bahrain
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | |
| 4 | India
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
In the round of 16:
- The winners of Group A will advance to play the third-placed team of Group C, Group D, or Group E.
- The runners-up of Group A will advance to play the runners-up of Group C.
- The third-placed team of Group A might advance to play the winners of Group B or Group C.
Matches
All times listed are GST (UTC+4).
United Arab Emirates vs Bahrain
With six minutes played, Ali Mabkhout found Ismail Al Hammadi who fired narrowly wide of Bahrain goalkeeper Sayed Shubbar Alawi’s far post. Mabkhout shot over the bar from 15 yards after a Ali Salmeen cross on 23 minutes. In the final moments of the first half, Kamil Al Aswad's free-kick from 25 yards flashed narrowly over the bar.[4] Khalid Eisa then produced a double save to deny Bahrain in the 52nd minute by first palming away Ali Madan’s drive and blocking Mohamed Al Romaihi’s subsequent follow-up. Eight minutes after the hour mark, Bahrain failed to clear the lines at a corner and the ball was eventually deflected into the path of Mabkhout, who shot just wide of the post.[5] On 78 minutes, defender Sayed Redha Isa crossed to Al Romaihi who saw his initial header cleared off the line before ramming home the rebound. Bahrain substitute Mohamed Marhoon, who had only just come on, handled in the area on 88 minutes and Ahmed Khalil having come off the bench for his 100th cap scored the resulting penalty to ensure his side a point.[6]
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Thailand vs India
Thailand threatened first with captain Teerasil Dangda finding Thitipan Puangchan who shot a 11th minute drive which sailed narrowly wide of India goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu’s right-hand post. Ashique Kuruniyan’s shot was saved by Chatchai Budprom, only for defender Theerathon Bunmathan to concede a penalty when he handled the subsequent rebound. Sunil Chhetri converted the resulting penalty to give India the lead in the 27th minute. Thailand were, however, to draw level just six minutes later, Teerasil heading home Theerathon’s delivered set-piece. Moments after the restart, Kuruniyan and Udanta Singh combined to set up Chhetri who fired home past Chatchai from 15 yards to restore his side’s advantage.[8] In the 68th minute Udanta charged towards the goal before laying the ball back to Anirudh Thapa, who dinked the ball past both Chatchai and a recovering defender into the back of the net.[9] With time running out, Thailand rallied briefly when Teerasil saw a goal-bound effort diverted to safety via the outstretched leg of the defender Anas Edathodika. With 10 minutes remaining, substitute Jeje Lalpekhlua scored a curling strike from the edge of the area.[8]
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Bahrain vs Thailand
Thailand came close in the 20th minute when captain Teerasil Dangda’s effort was blocked by Bahrain goalkeeper Sayed Shubbar Alawi. Bahrain had their chances too as they kept Thai goalkeeper Siwarak Tedsungnoen busy, with the custodian pulling off a double-save against Mohamed Marhoon and Sayed Dhiya Saeed in the 28th minute. Bahrain had a glimpse at goal four minutes from the end of the half with Marhoon sending in a cross but Mohamed Al Romaihi failed to keep his header down. In the 58th minute Tristan Do launched a cross into the Bahrain penalty box. The ball was deflected by Ahmed Juma but a surging Chanathip Songkrasin sent a left-footed shot past Alawi to give Thailand the advantage. Thailand came close to doubling their lead when Chanathip's pass found Adisak Kraisorn but his effort was denied by the upright in the 71st minute.[10]
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India vs United Arab Emirates
India had the game’s first chance when Ashique Kuruniyan darted into the area before unleashing a drive which forced goalkeeper Khalid Eisa into a fine save on 11 minutes. Eisa was called into action once again in the 23rd minute, this time reacting to repel a Sunil Chhetri header.[12] Five minutes before half-time, Anas Edathodika made a mess of it and allowed Ali Mabkhout to set up Khalfan Mubarak to fire home past Indian custodian Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.[13] In the final moments of the first period, Chhetri came within inches of drawing his side level, but his effort fizzed just wide of Eisa’s far post. After the break, India substitute Jeje Lalpekhlua thumped a shot narrowly off target and then Udanta Singh rattled the UAE bar with a drive from a narrow angle. Ismail Al Hammadi’s 74th minute shot cannoned of a post and then Sandhu before rebounding to safety. The UAE duly doubled their advantage in the final moments when Mabkhout converted Ali Salmeen’s pass to assure his side of the victory despite Mohamed Ahmed crashing the ball against his own woodwork deep into stoppage time.[12]
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United Arab Emirates vs Thailand
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India vs Bahrain
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Discipline
Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the head-to-head and overall records of teams are tied (and if the penalty shoot-out is not applicable as a tiebreaker). These are calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[3][15]
- yellow card = 1 point
- red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
- direct red card = 3 points
- yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points
Only one of the above deductions will be applied to a player in a single match.
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2 | 4 | 1 | −7 | |||||||||
Notes
- ^ Bughammar was booked on the substitutes' bench, despite not playing any part in the match.
References
- ^ "Match Schedule – AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Final Draw sets the stage for thrilling contests in UAE 2019". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b "AFC Asian Cup 2019 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "UAE 1-1 Bahrain". AFC. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Khalil spares UAE's blushes against Bahrain". Fox Sports Asia. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ Ridge, Patric (5 January 2019). "Late Khalil penalty salvages draw". Goal. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b "MATCH OFFICIALS FOR JANUARY 5 & 6". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Thailand 1-4 India". AFC. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ Tan, Gabriel (6 January 2019). "Sunil Chhetri at the double as India humble Thailand". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Bahrain 0-1 Thailand". AFC. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ a b "MATCH OFFICIALS FOR JANUARY 10". AFC. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ a b "India 0-2 UAE". AFC. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Muralidharan, Ashwin (11 January 2019). "Unlucky India push UAE to their limits". Goal. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ a b "MATCH OFFICIALS FOR JANUARY 14". the-afc.com. AFC. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Competition Operations Manual 2019". AFC.