INDONESIA STAY IN THE RACE! | Indonesia - Bahrain | Highlights #AsianQualifiers - Road To 26

Indonesia and Bahrain are both looking to bounce back from defeat as they face off in Jakarta on Matchday 8 in Group C. With both teams level on six points heading into today's game, a win for either side would secure a playoff place in fourth heading into the final two fixtures of qualification. Patrick Kluivert makes three changes to the side that lost to Australia, with Brido, Orat Mangun and Pelupesi coming into the starting eleven. Romani starts up front alone, with Struik dropping to the bench. After Bahrain's defeat to Japan last time out, Dragan Talayic freshens up his back line, with Bukamar and Bakr coming into the back four, while Abdul-Jabbar keeps his place in the tank. Nearly quarter of an hour gone, free kick here for the home side, Indonesia! And it's whipped in directly towards goal from an acute angle from Tom Hey, Ibrahim Lutfala forced into action. It's a really good save to tip it over the crossbar, keep it at nil-nil. Twenty-third minute, Bahrain their first venture forward. Ali Madan from long range is going to take something special to beat the keeper from there. Ali Madan more than happy to try his luck though. Just a minute later, and back the other way. Lovely ball to pick out Marcelino Ferdinand who centres it for Romani! And Indonesia's number 10 breaks the deadlock with his second goal in as many appearances. Scored on his debut last time out, he's on the score sheet here again. And this one is an important one for Indonesia in the fight for qualification. So 1-0 at the break, thanks to that Romani strike as we head into the second half. Everything still to play for, for both sides here. 47th minute, great start to the half for Indonesia. Whipped in by Kevin Dix and Marcelino Ferdinand. Lunging at the ball, able to make contact, can't find the target though. What can Bahrain do at the opposite end here? Bougamar to Maroun, Maroun back to Bougamar, gets one shot off, sees it blocked. And then somehow it nearly finds a way over the line, but it's cleared off that line by Rido. Superb defending, reads the situation really well to help out his goalkeeper. With less than half an hour still to go, Bahrain looking for an equaliser. Bougamar! Maroun catches it nicely on the outside of the right boot, but it was always on the rise. 67th minute, ball nicked away in a promising position here. It's played across to Ferdinand! We had Romani all alone to his right, decides to go for goal himself. Just cuts underneath it, skies it over the crossbar. 69th minute, it's been an action-packed second 45 here in Jakarta. Heder nearly finds the bottom right corner. Substitutes Al-Ramaihi on the end of the Bougamar cross, just wide. Just over 10 minutes still to go, Romani, the ball forward to Kambuaya. Kambuaya into the middle and landers! Puts it over the crossbar on the half-volley. Two substitutes nearly combining for a second. But in the end, Indonesia secure a vital three points in the battle for qualification and take their tally to nine points in Group C. They now have a three-point lead over Bahrain behind them in fifth and go one step closer to a top-four finish with two games remaining.