Notes This was the fourth time South Korea faced Bahrain in a competitive AFC Asian Cup fixture.
In the 32th minute, it was Al-Taamari who again capitalised from his team's counterattack in Malaysia's left bank to pass to Al-Naimat, who then overcame Syihan Hazmi before sending it for Al-Mardi to secure his poker.
In one such attempt at the 37th minute, a corner kick by the Jordanians resulted in Park Yong-woo (who was being pressured by Yazan Al-Arab) scoring an own goal to equalise the match.
At the second half, Jordan's organised defence proved to be highly effective as South Korea could not find the back of the net, but when the match came to extra time, Son Heung-min managed to sneak into Jordanian penalty area, providing a pass to Hwang In-beom, whose shot later hit the foot of Al-Arab before deflecting to Yazid Abu Layla's net, confirming the result to a thrilling draw.
Malaysia won just two in 12 previous meetings, but Bahrain dominated in all competitive fixtures with an undefeated record, including the most recent 2–1 win in the same Asian Cup qualification.
The match was largely a dull affair as neither Bahrain or Malaysia proved to be the better side for most of the game, until the fifth minute of the second half's extra time, when from a corner kick, the ball was deflected to Ali Madan, who then unleashed his long-range shot at the surprise of the Malaysians as Syihan Hazmi failed to clear out despite having his hand slightly touching the ball, resulting in the only goal of the match at death.
Drama came in the first minute of added time when Oh Hyeon-gyu, latching onto Hwang Hee-chan's horizontal delivery, was fouled by Junior Eldstål, which resulted in a VAR-assisted penalty that Son Heung-min converted.
But as the Koreans were about to top the table, Malaysia left the last mark when from another mistake by the South Korean defence, Paulo Josué made a clinical pass for Romel Morales, allowing the Colombian to seal the deal with a low shot into the bottom right corner well out of Jo's reach and end the match in a manic draw.
Despite not winning a single match and were firmly eliminated before this encounter, the 3–3 draw meant Malaysia got their first point in the AFC Asian Cup since 1980, the last time they qualified not as a host country.
However, as Jordan were trying to find the goal, they were punished from a counterattack at the 34th minute from a brilliant defending effort by the Bahrainis, which saw Ali Madan provide a clinical gift for Abdulla Yusuf Helal, who then sprinted into the net of Yazid Abu Layla before scoring at the bottom left corner.