FIFA has ordered a replay of a World Cup playoff between Uzbekistan and Bahrain after ruling that the referee erred in the first leg, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said Tuesday.

The referee, Toshimitsu Yoshida from Japan, disallowed a penalty scored by Uzbekistan's Server Djeparov in the Sept. 3 match because defender Timur Kapadze invaded the box before the penalty was taken.

The referee then awarded a free kick to Bahrain but he should have ordered the penalty retaken, the Asian Football Confederation said in a statement on its Web site.

The Uzbeks won the game 1-0 on an early goal scored by veteran captain Mirdjalal Kasymov.

FIFA declared the match invalid and ordered a replay, the AFC said.

The second leg, which was to have been played in Bahrain on Wednesday, has been canceled, the AFC said, adding that the replay will take place Oct. 8 and the second leg on Oct. 12.

Source: Xinhua