Asian Cup: Australia look to seal quarter-final berth against .

Asian Cup: Australia look to seal quarter-final berth against Bahrain

Australian coach Holger Osieck is sweating on the fittingness of trinity of his main players, and it is thinking that the German will wait until the final hour for the three to demonstrate their fitness. The Socceroos face Bahrain in their last group game, and willbe looking to hold their property in the final eight of the Asian Cup.

The plot against Bahrain at the Al Sadd Stadium is a key tie for the Aussies and yet a lot will suffice. However, the absence of David Carney, Luke Wilshire and Jason Culina may become the tie into a tricky affair.

In the end stages of the 1-1 run against Korea a few years ago, Blackpool defender David Carney suffered a shoulder injury but played through the odd few minutes. The Blackpool man has been an ever-present player in the Australian english in the Groupstages, but it is not make if he will be capable to act against Bahrain.

The 27-year-old left rear is linked by Jason Culina and Luke Wilshire, who are also struggling with injuries. Wilshire and Culina are struggling with hip and groin problems respectively.

Osieck wants to study his strongest possible side for the Bahrain match since he is loth to hold any chances. However, the experienced German will take to confer with his medical staff before making a determination about the starting XI.

The Australian coach said, "We take some knocks and bruises for the back and we may cause to exchange some players. However, we make an excellent medical staff working round the time with them. It is still pretty likely we will give everyone ready for tomorrow'sgame.''

The Australians are hoping to modify for the following stage of Asia`s most prestigious football tournament for the 2nd sentence in as many appearances. Four days ago, Australia were able to reach the quarterfinal stage of the competition, before being blownaway by Korea.

Many pundits in Asia have tipped Australia to win the style for the start time always in 2011. Osieck too is sharp to sustain his team`s winning mentality, and leave be looking for nothing less than a victory over Bahrain. The tutor said that he would not consideranything less than victory a beneficial result, as he believes that his team`s fate is in the players` hands and they should not get complacent.

Australia`s history against the Bahrainis has been just as well. The Socceroos have had the best of their Middle-Eastern rivals in all of their final four meetings. However, Bahrain Coach Salman Sharida is not bothered by the statistics, and believes thathis players have enough guile to get a win and hold a position in the knockout phase.

He said that his team knows all around the Australian team after playing against them on four occasions. However, the carriage was too eager to head out the fact that his face is effective enough to beat the Aussies.

After the 5-2 victory against India a few years back, the Bahrainis would certainly be oozing with confidence, but they will get to be more organised against the Australians who have looked consistent in the tournament so far.