Qatar v Australia - Live Match Update

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Score: Full time: Qatar 1 (Khalfan 90' - Australia 3 (Emerton 17'/56', Kewell 75')

Referee Lee blows full-time and Australia has qualified for the next round of qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Qatar and Iraq will fight out for the other place from group 1 in Dubai next week.

94+ - Montesin receives Yellow Card for foul on Emerton

93+' - Quintana shot hits the side netting.

92+' - Holman shot goes over the bar

90' - There will be 4 minutes of additional time

90' - GOAL to QATAR - Khalfan is on hand to clean-up after Schwarzer saves well from Mohamed.

89' - Holman fouls Khalfan

88' - Wilkshire recieves Yellow Cards for foul on Mohamed

87' - Montesin's corner is again cleared by Australia

87' Beauchamp tries to head to Schwarzer but concedes corner.

85' - Australia sub - Kewell off - Djite on

84' - Mohamed fouls Wilkshire.

83' - deep cross from Culina tries to find Kewell, but Saqr intercepts easily

82' - Free-kick from Riq goes wide

81' - Montesin's corner doesn't threaten Australia's goal or defence

81' - Quintana breaks, but Beauchamp is on hand to put the ball out for a corner

80' Cross from Quintana easily cleared by Australia

77' - Quintana Free-kick is low and hard but is saved by Schwarzer

75' - GOAL TO AUSTRALIA. Holman cross is poorly cleared by Qatar and Harry Kewell is on hand to control and volley with force into the net.

74' - Mark Schwarzer recieves Yellow card for time-wasting

74' - Australia goal-kick

72' - Quintana is tackled by Carney in the box and calls for a penalty, but referee Lee calls play on

71' - Bresciano's shot is blocked by the Qatari defensive wall

70' - Riq fouls Valeri at edge of box and earns yellow card

69' - pace of the game seems to have slowed down a little, with both teams content to pass around in midfield

67' - Quintana's cross goes too long and out for an Australian throw-in

66' - Break by Emerton by Emerton down right. Crosses in for Kewell, but the ball has a little too much pace.

65' - Foul by Wilkshire on Monetsin. Qatar Sub - Majid off - Khalfan on

64' - Australia absorb pressure at the edge of the box

59' - Bresciano takes ball into the box, cuts back to Kewell who taps on, but the goal is disallowed due to a foul in the box by Emerton.

59' - Schwarzer punches clear

58' - Jade North tackles hard and concedes a corner

56' - GOAL To Emerton. Long Ball finds Kewell who flicks onto Holman. Holman gets into the box and chips a pass to Emerton who rounds Saqr and passes into the goal.

54' - Qatar Goal-Keeper Saqr is receiving treatment for what appears to be a hand injury. But seems to be Okay

53' - Emerton has chance, Saqr is off his line quickly to smother and push the ball away

52' - Valeri receives yellow card for kicking the ball away after conceeding a free-kick

49' - Kewell called offside

46' - Ali Boloushi gets a header from a Montesin cross, but his attempt goes over the bar

46' - Australia gets the second half underway

46' - Qatar Sub - Ali Off - Mohamed on

The team's are back on the field for the second half.

And that's Half-time. Australia leads 1-0 thanks to Brett Emerton's goal in the 17th minute.

50+' - Montesin's freekicck splits everyone and out for Australia goal-kick

50+' - Quintana foeld by Beauchamp 35 yards out.

48+' - Qiuntana fouls North chasing a ball down

47+' - Quintana has one-on-one with Schwarzer, but it doesn't matter as Quintana is judged to be offside

45' - There will be 5 minutes of additional time

42' - Ali fouls Beauchamp at the edge of Australia's boax and receives a yellow card for the effort. Beauchamp receives treatment for knock to his knee

42' - Wilkshire fouled by Al Hamad deep in Australia's half

40' -Schwarzer off his line to smother a deflection. Quintana gets there first but his shot goes wide of the post. Australia off the hook.

38' - Australia clears Montesin's corner

38' Montesin's free-kick is pushed out for a corner by Schwarzer

37' - Quintana makes a break down the right. Fouled by Valeri on left.

36' - Majid fouls Kewell on halfway. Australia free-kick

35' - Quintana header is easily saved by Schwarzer

35' - Qatar Free-kick 35 yards out on the left. North fould Al Hamad

33' - Qatar Sub - Koni off - Al Ghanim on

32' - Schwarzer receiving treatment for what seems to be a groin injury. BUt has recoverd to take goal-kick

30' - Montesin's corner is easily cut-out by Schwarzer

29' - Quintana shot. Parried by Schwarzer for Qatar corner

28' - Valeri crossed to Emerton in the box, but Emerton is called offside

27' - Montesin's shot is safely collected by Schwarzer

26' YC- Carney trips Ali 35 yards out.

25' - Quintana's Shot/Cross goes out for Australia goal-kick

23' - Qatari Captain Koni has a hamstring injury and has gone off for treatment.

22' - Carney's corner from the right is cleaned up by Saqr

22' - Australia Corner. Qatar clear for another Australia corner

21' - Wilkshire plays a through ball to Bresciano who beats the keeper but cuts back to Holman who is unable to connect.

17' - GOAL TO AUSTRALIA. Bresciano places cross on from left to Kewell. Kewell miss kick, but Emerton is at the far post to knock in from close range.

16' - Australia goal-kick

14' - Beauchamp makes an effective tackle on Quintana on half-way

13' - Bresciano fouled by Rajab in the middle of the pitch. Australia free-kick

11' - Quinta offside. Schwarzer takes free-kick from edge of the box

10' Qatar goal-kick. Wilkshires cross goes too long for Bresciano

7' Kewell makes break down left and wins Australia's first corner.

6' Qatar Free kick 30 yards out following foul from Holman. Free kick goes long and out for goal kick

5' - Bresciano makes Australias first attack

3' Australia clears Qatar's second corner.

2' - North clears Montesin's corner.

2' Riq takes a shot. Schwarzer parries out for a Qatar Corner.

1' Free kick t Qatar. North fouls Ali 35 yards out.

1' _ and we're away

Australia win the toss and Qatar will Kick-Off.

Teams are on the field for the National Anthems.

Team News: - Brett Emerton, who made his 66th A-international appearance for Australia, has become the fourth most-capped Australian - only Alex Tobin, Paul Wade & Tony Vidmar have made more appearances. At 29 years 113 days old, Emerton has become the youngest player to surpass 65 A international appearances, being more than two years younger than the next youngest, Alex Tobin, who was 31 years 220 days old when he made his 66th A-international appearance. Most A international appearances (15-Jun-08): 87 Alex Tobin, 84 Paul Wade, 76 Tony, Vidmar, 66 BRETT EMERTON, 65 Peter Wilson

- Jason Culina has recovered from a stiff back which saw him miss yesterday's training session.

- Brett Holman and Mark Bresciano in for Chris Coyne and Vince Grella, which means two attacking plays in for two defensive players.

- It's very windy inside the stadium, which will make things a little difficult... still very hot.

- Crowd building up. There is a good contingent of Australian fans...around 500.

- Earlier, Iraq defeated China 2-1 in Tianjin.

Starting lineups have just been announced for Australia and Qatar:

Australia: 1.Mark Schwarzer (gk); 3.Michael Beauchamp, 4.Jade North, 5.Jason Culina, 6.Carl Varleri, 7.Brett Emerton, 8.Luke Wilkshire, 10.Harry Kewell, 11.David Carney, 14.Brett Holman, 18.Mark Bresciano

Subs from: 2.Chris Coyne, 9.Scott McDonald, 12.Michael Petkovic, 13.Rod Vargas, 15.Mile Jedinak, 16.Nick Carle, 17.Bruce Djite.

Qatar: 1. Mohamed Saqr (gk); 3 Marcone Amaral Jnr, 6 Abdullah Koni, 7 Yusef Ali, 10 Mesaad Al Hamad, 11 Fabio Montesin, 13 Ibrahim Majid, 15 Talal Ali Boloushi, 16 Bilal Rajab, 17 Wesam Riq, 18 Andres Quintana

Subs from: 2 Rajab Kassim (gk), 4 Ibrahim Al Ghanim, 5 Majdi Siddiq, 8 Saad Al Shammri, 9 Sayd Bechir, 12 Majid Mohamed, 14 Ibrahim Khalfan

Referee: Gi Young Lee (Korea Republic)