The Socceroos made big mistakes in the first ten minutes of the match, but recovered and controlled the match until the final whistle.
Aloisi scored in the 18th minute, after a pass from Bresciano. The Bahrain players complained to the ref, that Aloisi was off-side, something that could be right.
In the 23rd minute Marco Bresciano scored a stunning goal, after a cross from Chipperfield. And just five minutes after the goal, the Socceroos got one goal disallowed for offside.
The Australians had several good chances in the second half, but failed to score more goals.