2011 AFC Asian Cup Final
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The 2011 AFC Asian Cup Final was a football match that took place on 29 January 2011 at the Khalifa International Stadium
in Doha
, Qatar
, to determine the winner of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup
. The match was won by Japan
, defeating Australia 1–0 after extra time through a goal scored by Tadanari Lee
. Japan thus qualified for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
as the representative from AFC
.
The tournament's closing ceremony was held immediately before kickoff. 37,174 people attended the match, although several thousand supporters with tickets were prohibited from entering the stadium after entry was closed 30 minutes before the match commenced.
and Australia. Japan, coached by Italian Alberto Zaccheroni, qualified for the final after defeating tournament host Qatar
in the quarter-final and South Korea after a penalty shoot-out in the semi-final. Australia, also led by a foreign coach (German Holger Osieck
), opened the tournament with a 4–0 win over India
on their way to winning their group, before defeating Iraq
in the quarter-final, and thrashing Uzbekistan
6–0 in the semi-final. For Australia, victory would bring its first ever title in an Asian tournament, having won three Oceania titles. The match marked a record for Australia's goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
, becoming the country's most capped player with his 88th appearance.
Final standing
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Team
3
2
1
0
8
2
6
7
3
2
1
0
4
2
2
7
3
1
0
2
4
5
−1
3
3
0
0
3
1
8
−7
0
Opponent
Result
Knockout stage
Opponent
Result
1–0 (a.e.t.)
Quarterfinals
3–2
6–0
Semifinals
2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–0 pen.)
and Harry Kewell
. Japan had a scare shortly after half-time when a cross from Luke Wilkshire
was misjudged by Japan's goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima
and hit the crossbar, only for Cahill's shot to be cleared off the goal-line. Japan, however, had chances on the counter-attack including a wasted opportunity for Shinji Okazaki
half-way through the second half, missing a header on goal while he was unmarked. The deadlock remained unbroken until the 20th minute of extra time, when Japan substitute Tadanari Lee
scored off a cross from Yuto Nagatomo
. Japan held its lead until the end of extra time to win the final.
After the match, Keisuke Honda
was named the "most valuable player" of the tournament. Both managers praised their players after the match; Osieck expressed disappointment that Australia could not convert numerous opportunities to score, while Zaccheroni called Japan's win a "great victory" and hailed Lee's impact as a substitute.
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JAPAN:
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GK
1
Eiji Kawashima
RB
6
Atsuto Uchida
CB
22
Maya Yoshida
CB
4
Yasuyuki Konno
LB
5
Yuto Nagatomo
CM
7
Yasuhito Endō
CM
17
Makoto Hasebe
(c)
AM
18
Keisuke Honda
RW
9
Shinji Okazaki
LW
14
Jungo Fujimoto
CF
11
Ryoichi Maeda
Substitutions:
DF
3
Daiki Iwamasa
FW
19
Tadanari Lee
DF
2
Masahiko Inoha
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni
Khalifa International Stadium
Khalifa International Stadium or also known as National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar as part of the Doha Sports City complex, which also includes Aspire Academy, Hamad Aquatic Centre, and the Aspire Tower. It is named after Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar's former Emir...
in Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
, to determine the winner of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup
2011 AFC Asian Cup
The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar on 7–29 January 2011. It was the fifteenth time the tournament has been held, and the second time it has been hosted by Qatar, the other being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup...
. The match was won by Japan
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
, defeating Australia 1–0 after extra time through a goal scored by Tadanari Lee
Tadanari Lee
is a Japanese football player of Korean descent currently playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League Division 1.-Career:Lee was born to third generation Zainichi Korean parents in Tanashi , Tokyo. His Korean name is Lee Chung-Sung and also had used pass name...
. Japan thus qualified for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup will be held in Brazil in 2013, as a prelude to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The tournament is expected to be held from 15–30 June 2013...
as the representative from AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
.
The tournament's closing ceremony was held immediately before kickoff. 37,174 people attended the match, although several thousand supporters with tickets were prohibited from entering the stadium after entry was closed 30 minutes before the match commenced.
Background
The final was played between JapanJapan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
and Australia. Japan, coached by Italian Alberto Zaccheroni, qualified for the final after defeating tournament host Qatar
Qatar national football team
The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...
in the quarter-final and South Korea after a penalty shoot-out in the semi-final. Australia, also led by a foreign coach (German Holger Osieck
Holger Osieck
Holger Osieck is a German football coach and current coach of the Australian national association football team. Prior to the Australian role, he most recently managed J.League club Urawa Red Diamonds, where he won the 2007 AFC Champions League. He served as an assistant coach of West Germany...
), opened the tournament with a 4–0 win over India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
on their way to winning their group, before defeating Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
in the quarter-final, and thrashing Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan national football team
The Uzbekistan national football team represents Uzbekistan in association football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Uzbekistan...
6–0 in the semi-final. For Australia, victory would bring its first ever title in an Asian tournament, having won three Oceania titles. The match marked a record for Australia's goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Mark Schwarzer
Mark Schwarzer OAM is an Australian association football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Premier League club Fulham. He rose to prominence during his time at North-East England football club Middlesbrough...
, becoming the country's most capped player with his 88th appearance.
Route to the final
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4–0 | Match 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Match 2 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Match 3 | 5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2011 Asian Cup started on 21 January and ended on 29 January 2011. The top two placed teams from each preliminary group advanced to this stage.-Qualified teams:- Bracket :-Japan vs Qatar:-Uzbekistan vs Jordan:...
Match details
Australia dominated the first half of the match, and had chances to score through their forwards Tim CahillTim Cahill
Timothy Filiga "Tim" Cahill is an football player of Australian nationality who plays for Everton and the Australian national football team...
and Harry Kewell
Harry Kewell
Harold "Harry" Kewell is an Australian professional football midfielder who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Internationally he has received 55 caps, and scored 16 goals, while playing for the Australian national team...
. Japan had a scare shortly after half-time when a cross from Luke Wilkshire
Luke Wilkshire
Luke Wilkshire is an Australian football player who plays for Dynamo Moscow in the Russian Premier League...
was misjudged by Japan's goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima
Eiji Kawashima
is a Japanese goalkeeper currently playing for Lierse S.K..-Career:During his time at Omiya, Kawashima went overseas to train with Serie A club Parma, and also trained in Italy in January 2010....
and hit the crossbar, only for Cahill's shot to be cleared off the goal-line. Japan, however, had chances on the counter-attack including a wasted opportunity for Shinji Okazaki
Shinji Okazaki
Shinji Okazaki is a Japanese football player currently playing for VfB Stuttgart of the German Bundesliga.-Career:...
half-way through the second half, missing a header on goal while he was unmarked. The deadlock remained unbroken until the 20th minute of extra time, when Japan substitute Tadanari Lee
Tadanari Lee
is a Japanese football player of Korean descent currently playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League Division 1.-Career:Lee was born to third generation Zainichi Korean parents in Tanashi , Tokyo. His Korean name is Lee Chung-Sung and also had used pass name...
scored off a cross from Yuto Nagatomo
Yuto Nagatomo
is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Internazionale.-Japan era:Nagatomo's grandfather Yoshida Tatsuo and Tatsuo's brother Minoru were famed professional bicycle racers who competed in Keirin. Nagatomo started playing soccer in kindergarten. He failed to join the Ehime F.C...
. Japan held its lead until the end of extra time to win the final.
After the match, Keisuke Honda
Keisuke Honda
is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Russian CSKA Moscow and the Japan national football team. His current position is as a deep-lying playmaker, but he can equally play as an attacking midfielder or second striker. He is also a very skilled free kick taker scoring one in the FIFA World...
was named the "most valuable player" of the tournament. Both managers praised their players after the match; Osieck expressed disappointment that Australia could not convert numerous opportunities to score, while Zaccheroni called Japan's win a "great victory" and hailed Lee's impact as a substitute.
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| GK | 1 | Mark Schwarzer Mark Schwarzer Mark Schwarzer OAM is an Australian association football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Premier League club Fulham. He rose to prominence during his time at North-East England football club Middlesbrough... |
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| RB | 8 | Luke Wilkshire Luke Wilkshire Luke Wilkshire is an Australian football player who plays for Dynamo Moscow in the Russian Premier League... |
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| CB | 2 | Lucas Neill Lucas Neill Lucas Edward Neill is an Australian Soccer player who currently plays for UAE Pro-League club Al Jazira. He is a full back. Neill had spent almost 15 years of his career playing in England. He represented Australia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2010 World Cup in South... (c) |
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| CB | 6 | Saša Ognenovski Sasa Ognenovski Saša Ognenovski is an Australian football player who currently plays as a central defender for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and the Australia national team. Since moving to South Korea, Ognenovski's success has rapidly risen. In 2010, he was named Asian Footballer of the Year, won a position in the... |
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| LB | 3 | David Carney David Carney David Raymond Carney is an Australian football player who plays left winger for Spanish club AD Alcorcón and as a left-back or left winger for the Australian national team.- Junior career :... |
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| RM | 14 | Brett Holman Brett Holman Brett Trevor Holman is an Australian professional football player. He currently plays as a attacking midfielder or left winger for the Dutch Eredivisie club AZ and the Australia national football team.-Early life:... |
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| CM | 15 | Mile Jedinak Mile Jedinak Michael John "Mile" Jedinak is an Australian professional football player. He is currently contracted to Crystal Palace of the English Championship... |
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| CM | 16 | Carl Valeri Carl Valeri Carl Valeri is a professional Australian football defensive midfielder who currently plays for Sassuolo in the Italian Serie B... |
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| LM | 17 | Matt McKay Matt McKay Matthew Graham "Matt" McKay is an Australian football player who plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Australia national team.... |
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| SS | 10 | Harry Kewell Harry Kewell Harold "Harry" Kewell is an Australian professional football midfielder who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Internationally he has received 55 caps, and scored 16 goals, while playing for the Australian national team... |
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| CF | 4 | Tim Cahill Tim Cahill Timothy Filiga "Tim" Cahill is an football player of Australian nationality who plays for Everton and the Australian national football team... |
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| MF | 7 | Brett Emerton Brett Emerton Brett Michael Emerton is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC and the Australia national team... |
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| FW | 23 | Robbie Kruse Robbie Kruse Robbie Thomas Kruse is an Australian football player who currently plays as a forward for German side Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga and the Australian national team... |
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| MF | 22 | Neil Kilkenny Neil Kilkenny Neil Martin Kilkenny is an English-born Australian football player who plays for Bristol City as a midfielder. He is a member of the Australia national team.-Early life and career:... |
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 Holger OsieckHolger Osieck Holger Osieck is a German football coach and current coach of the Australian national association football team. Prior to the Australian role, he most recently managed J.League club Urawa Red Diamonds, where he won the 2007 AFC Champions League. He served as an assistant coach of West Germany... |
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Mark Schwarzer
Mark Schwarzer OAM is an Australian association football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Premier League club Fulham. He rose to prominence during his time at North-East England football club Middlesbrough...
rect 311 110 361 151 Saša Ognenovski
Sasa Ognenovski
Saša Ognenovski is an Australian football player who currently plays as a central defender for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and the Australia national team. Since moving to South Korea, Ognenovski's success has rapidly risen. In 2010, he was named Asian Footballer of the Year, won a position in the...
rect 417 110 495 159 David Carney
David Carney
David Raymond Carney is an Australian football player who plays left winger for Spanish club AD Alcorcón and as a left-back or left winger for the Australian national team.- Junior career :...
rect 42 110 103 161 Luke Wilkshire
Luke Wilkshire
Luke Wilkshire is an Australian football player who plays for Dynamo Moscow in the Russian Premier League...
rect 170 110 221 150 Lucas Neill
Lucas Neill
Lucas Edward Neill is an Australian Soccer player who currently plays for UAE Pro-League club Al Jazira. He is a full back. Neill had spent almost 15 years of his career playing in England. He represented Australia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2010 World Cup in South...
rect 157 177 236 233 Mile Jedinak
Mile Jedinak
Michael John "Mile" Jedinak is an Australian professional football player. He is currently contracted to Crystal Palace of the English Championship...
rect 306 178 365 233 Carl Valeri
Carl Valeri
Carl Valeri is a professional Australian football defensive midfielder who currently plays for Sassuolo in the Italian Serie B...
rect 42 215 103 274 Brett Holman
Brett Holman
Brett Trevor Holman is an Australian professional football player. He currently plays as a attacking midfielder or left winger for the Dutch Eredivisie club AZ and the Australia national football team.-Early life:...
rect 417 215 495 274 Matt McKay
Matt McKay
Matthew Graham "Matt" McKay is an Australian football player who plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Australia national team....
rect 242 240 290 294 Harry Kewell
Harry Kewell
Harold "Harry" Kewell is an Australian professional football midfielder who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Internationally he has received 55 caps, and scored 16 goals, while playing for the Australian national team...
rect 235 310 293 363 Tim Cahill
Tim Cahill
Timothy Filiga "Tim" Cahill is an football player of Australian nationality who plays for Everton and the Australian national football team...
rect 21 416 107 466 Jungo Fujimoto
Jungo Fujimoto
is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for Nagoya Grampus.He is a left-footed play-making midfielder.-Early years:Fujimoto was educated at and played for Toko Gakuen High School, during which time he was also a member of the U-17 Japanese National Team for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World...
rect 219 381 306 437 Ryoichi Maeda
Ryoichi Maeda
is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Jubilo Iwata of the J. League Division 1.-Club career:Maeda was born in Kobe, Japan but spent his childhood in the United States. He was educated at and played for Gyosei Junior High and Ghosei High School in Tokyo. While he was a high school...
rect 224 455 297 508 Keisuke Honda
Keisuke Honda
is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Russian CSKA Moscow and the Japan national football team. His current position is as a deep-lying playmaker, but he can equally play as an attacking midfielder or second striker. He is also a very skilled free kick taker scoring one in the FIFA World...
rect 417 416 495 466 Shinji Okazaki
Shinji Okazaki
Shinji Okazaki is a Japanese football player currently playing for VfB Stuttgart of the German Bundesliga.-Career:...
rect 144 492 213 548 Makoto Hasebe
Makoto Hasebe
is a Japanese football player. He is a right-footed midfielder who currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg and is currently the captain of the Japan national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.-Urawa Red Diamonds :...
rect 315 492 375 548 Yasuhito Endō
Yasuhito Endo
is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for the J. League team Gamba Osaka. His older brother Akihiro, who retired in 2008, was also a professional footballer.-Career:...
rect 427 562 497 613 Yuto Nagatomo
Yuto Nagatomo
is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Internazionale.-Japan era:Nagatomo's grandfather Yoshida Tatsuo and Tatsuo's brother Minoru were famed professional bicycle racers who competed in Keirin. Nagatomo started playing soccer in kindergarten. He failed to join the Ehime F.C...
rect 21 562 107 613 Atsuto Uchida
Atsuto Uchida
is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for Schalke 04.-Club career:Uchida was educated at and played for Shimizu Higashi High School prior to joining the Kashima Antlers in 2006. On 5 March 2006, he debuted for Kashima at the age of 17 in the season-opener against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, since...
rect 157 562 231 613 Yasuyuki Konno
Yasuyuki Konno
is a Japanese football player who plays for F.C. Tokyo in Japan's professional J. League.He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team, which finished fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy and Ghana....
rect 297 562 369 613 Maya Yoshida
Maya Yoshida
is a Japanese football player. He is a centre back defender and currently plays for Dutch side VVV-Venlo.-Career:Yoshida had been a defensive midfielder when playing for Grampus's youth team, but was converted to a centre back after promotion to its top team in 2007. In the 2008 season, he was in...
rect 213 663 317 719 Eiji Kawashima
Eiji Kawashima
is a Japanese goalkeeper currently playing for Lierse S.K..-Career:During his time at Omiya, Kawashima went overseas to train with Serie A club Parma, and also trained in Italy in January 2010....
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JAPAN:
Eiji Kawashima
is a Japanese goalkeeper currently playing for Lierse S.K..-Career:During his time at Omiya, Kawashima went overseas to train with Serie A club Parma, and also trained in Italy in January 2010....
Atsuto Uchida
is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for Schalke 04.-Club career:Uchida was educated at and played for Shimizu Higashi High School prior to joining the Kashima Antlers in 2006. On 5 March 2006, he debuted for Kashima at the age of 17 in the season-opener against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, since...
Maya Yoshida
is a Japanese football player. He is a centre back defender and currently plays for Dutch side VVV-Venlo.-Career:Yoshida had been a defensive midfielder when playing for Grampus's youth team, but was converted to a centre back after promotion to its top team in 2007. In the 2008 season, he was in...
Yasuyuki Konno
is a Japanese football player who plays for F.C. Tokyo in Japan's professional J. League.He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team, which finished fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy and Ghana....
Yuto Nagatomo
is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Internazionale.-Japan era:Nagatomo's grandfather Yoshida Tatsuo and Tatsuo's brother Minoru were famed professional bicycle racers who competed in Keirin. Nagatomo started playing soccer in kindergarten. He failed to join the Ehime F.C...
Yasuhito Endo
is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for the J. League team Gamba Osaka. His older brother Akihiro, who retired in 2008, was also a professional footballer.-Career:...
Makoto Hasebe
is a Japanese football player. He is a right-footed midfielder who currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg and is currently the captain of the Japan national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.-Urawa Red Diamonds :...
(c)
Keisuke Honda
is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Russian CSKA Moscow and the Japan national football team. His current position is as a deep-lying playmaker, but he can equally play as an attacking midfielder or second striker. He is also a very skilled free kick taker scoring one in the FIFA World...
Shinji Okazaki
Shinji Okazaki is a Japanese football player currently playing for VfB Stuttgart of the German Bundesliga.-Career:...
Jungo Fujimoto
is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for Nagoya Grampus.He is a left-footed play-making midfielder.-Early years:Fujimoto was educated at and played for Toko Gakuen High School, during which time he was also a member of the U-17 Japanese National Team for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World...
Ryoichi Maeda
is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Jubilo Iwata of the J. League Division 1.-Club career:Maeda was born in Kobe, Japan but spent his childhood in the United States. He was educated at and played for Gyosei Junior High and Ghosei High School in Tokyo. While he was a high school...
Daiki Iwamasa
is a Japanese football defender who currently plays for Kashima Antlers.-Career:He was educated at and played for Iwakuni High School and Tokyo Gakugei University before turning professional. He was the captain of the Japan team that won the 2003 Universiade football competition held in Daegu,...
Tadanari Lee
is a Japanese football player of Korean descent currently playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League Division 1.-Career:Lee was born to third generation Zainichi Korean parents in Tanashi , Tokyo. His Korean name is Lee Chung-Sung and also had used pass name...
Masahiko Inoha
is a Japanese football player who plays for HNK Hajduk Split. He plays as a defender or a holding midfielder.- Playing career :He was educated at and played for Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School and Hannan University. He was on trial with several J. League clubs before the graduation from his high...
Alberto ZaccheroniMan of the Match: Eiji Kawashima Eiji Kawashima is a Japanese goalkeeper currently playing for Lierse S.K..-Career:During his time at Omiya, Kawashima went overseas to train with Serie A club Parma, and also trained in Italy in January 2010.... (Japan) Assistant referees Assistant referee (association football) In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee... : Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Football Federation The Uzbekistan Football Federation is the governing body of football in Uzbekistan, controlling the Uzbek national team. It was founded in 1946, while Uzbekistan was still under Soviet rule, and has been a member of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation since 1994.The federation organizes the... ) Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Football Federation The Uzbekistan Football Federation is the governing body of football in Uzbekistan, controlling the Uzbek national team. It was founded in 1946, while Uzbekistan was still under Soviet rule, and has been a member of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation since 1994.The federation organizes the... ) Fourth official: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh is a Malaysian football referee who currently resides in Parit Buntar. He has been refereeing in the Super League Malaysia since 1995. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2000. In 2008, Subkhiddin became a AFC Elite referee... (Malaysia Football Association of Malaysia The Football Association of Malaysia is the governing body for football in Malaysia, responsible for organising the Malaysian national football team and the major football and futsal tournaments within the country. The Football Association of Malaysia main headquarters is located at Wisma... ) |