2008 FIFA Club World Cup final

The 2008 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, an association football tournament for the champion clubs from each of FIFA's six continental confederations. The match took place at the International Stadium Yokohama, Japan, on 21 December 2008, and pitted LDU Quito of Ecuador, the CONMEBOL club champions, and Manchester United of England, the UEFA club champions. Despite going down to ten men early in the second half, Manchester United won the match 1–0 thanks to a 73rd-minute goal from Wayne Rooney.[2]

2008 FIFA Club World Cup final
Event2008 FIFA Club World Cup
Date21 December 2008
VenueInternational Stadium, Yokohama[1]
RefereeRavshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)[1]
Attendance68,682[1]
WeatherClear night
16 °C (61 °F)
69% humidity
2007
2009

Road to final

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Both Manchester United and LDU Quito qualified for the competition at the semi-final stage, after winning their respective continental competition, the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League and the 2008 Copa Libertadores.

LDU Quito's opening game was against Mexican side Pachuca, who had defeated Egyptian club Al Ahly 4–2 in the quarter-finals after extra time.[3] Their semi-final match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 17 December 2008.[4] LDU Quito scored two goals in the first 26 minutes, through Claudio Bieler and Luis Bolaños, securing a place in the Club World Cup final.[5]

Manchester United's semi-final opponents were Gamba Osaka, who had previously defeated Australian A-League premiers and Asian Champions League runners-up Adelaide United (1–0) to move into the second semi-final on 18 December.[6] Nemanja Vidić and Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in the first half, putting Manchester United ahead by two goals at half time. Masato Yamazaki was the next to score, in the 74th minute, to bring Gamba back into the competition, but Wayne Rooney scored twice and Darren Fletcher once within the next five minutes to extend United's lead. Yasuhito Endō converted an 85th-minute penalty kick and Hideo Hashimoto got a third for Gamba just minutes before the final whistle. The result was 5–3, taking Manchester United to the final.[7][8]

Match

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Details

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LDU Quito  0–1  Manchester United
Report Rooney   73'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LDU Quito
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manchester United
GK 1   José Francisco Cevallos   44'
RB 23   Jayro Campos   36'
CB 3   Renán Calle   66'   77'
CB 2   Norberto Araujo
LB 14   Diego Calderón
RM 13   Néicer Reasco   82'
CM 15   William Araujo   71'
CM 8   Patricio Urrutia (c)
LM 7   Luis Bolaños   87'
SS 16   Claudio Bieler   2'
CF 21   Damián Manso
Substitutions:
MF 4   Paúl Ambrosi   77'
MF 20   Pedro Larrea   82'
FW 19   Reinaldo Navia   87'
Manager:
  Edgardo Bauza
 
GK 1   Edwin van der Sar
RB 21   Rafael   85'
CB 5   Rio Ferdinand (c)
CB 15   Nemanja Vidić   49'
LB 3   Patrice Evra
RM 13   Park Ji-sung
CM 16   Michael Carrick
CM 8   Anderson   70'   88'
LM 7   Cristiano Ronaldo
CF 32   Carlos Tevez   51'
CF 10   Wayne Rooney
Substitutions:
DF 23   Jonny Evans   51'
DF 2   Gary Neville   85'
MF 24   Darren Fletcher   88'
Manager:
  Alex Ferguson

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)[1]
Bahadyr Kochkorov (Kyrgyzstan)[1]
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)[1]

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Statistics

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First half
LDU Quito Manchester United
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 4 11
Shots on target 0 5
Ball possession 36% 64%
Corner kicks 0 3
Fouls committed 14 10
Offsides 0 1
Yellow cards 3 0
Red cards 0 0
Second half
LDU Quito Manchester United
Goals scored 0 1
Total shots 6 5
Shots on target 3 4
Ball possession 54% 46%
Corner kicks 5 0
Fouls committed 12 7
Offsides 3 0
Yellow cards 2 1
Red cards 0 1
Overall[9]
LDU Quito Manchester United
Goals scored 0 1
Total shots 10 16
Shots on target 3 9
Ball possession 45% 55%
Corner kicks 5 3
Fouls committed 26 17
Offsides 3 1
Yellow cards 5 1
Red cards 0 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Match Report" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Liga de Quito 0–1 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 21 December 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Al-Ahly – Pachuca Match Report". FIFA. 13 December 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Pachuca – Liga de Quito Match Report". FIFA. 17 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
  5. ^ "In a Liga of their own". FIFA. 17 December 2008. Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
  6. ^ "Adelaide United – Gamba Osaka Match Report". FIFA. 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
  7. ^ "United hit five in thriller". FIFA. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
  8. ^ "Gamba Osaka – Manchester United Match Report". FIFA. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
  9. ^ "Match Statistics". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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