2000 AFC Asian Cup final

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2000 AFC Asian Cup Final
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The Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium (pictured in 2018) hosted the final
Event 2000 AFC Asian Cup
Japan Saudi Arabia
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Date20 October 2000 (2000-10-20)
Venue Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Man of the Match Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Japan) [1]
Referee Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance49,500 [1]
WeatherPartly cloudy
21 °C (70 °F)
68% humidity [2]
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The 2000 AFC Asian Cup Final was a football match which determined the winner of the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, the 12th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation. The match was held at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon, on 20 October 2000 and was contested by Japan and Saudi Arabia.

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Japan had won its only previous appearance in an AFC Asian Cup final, when they hosted the 1992 tournament, while Saudi Arabia were playing their fifth consecutive, and in total. The 2000 final was set up to be a repeat of the 1992 final, in which Japan beat Saudi Arabia 1–0. Indeed, 1–0 would also be the scoreline of the 2000 final: after Saudi Arabia's Hamzah Falatah missed a penalty, Japan scored in the first half thanks to a Shigeyoshi Mochizuki goal in the first half. Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi's numerous saves, which denied Saudi Arabia from scoring, earned him the Man of the Match award.

Venue

The Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, located in Beirut, Lebanon, hosted the 2000 AFC Asian Cup Final. [3] The 49,500-seat stadium was built in 1957, and is primarily used by the Lebanon national football team. [4] It was the main stadium used to host the 2000 Asian Cup; six matches were played in the stadium including the opening match and the final. [5] [3]

Route to the final

JapanRoundSaudi Arabia
OpponentsResult Group stage OpponentsResult
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 4–1Match 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–4
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 8–1Match 2Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0–0
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1–1Match 3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 5–0
Group C winners

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 37
2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 34
3Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 33
4Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 31
Source: RSSSF
Final standingsGroup C runners-up

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 37
2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 34
3Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 33
4Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 31
Source: RSSSF
OpponentsResultKnockout stageOpponentsResult
Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq 4–1Quarter-finalsFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3–2Semi-finalsFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2–1

Match

Summary

The match kicked off at 16:00 local time in Beirut at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, [6] in front of an announced attendance of 49,500 spectators. [1] In the 10th minute of play, Japanese midfielder Shigeyoshi Mochizuki fouled opposing midfielder Talal Al-Meshal in the box; however, Saudi Arabian striker Hamzah Idris missed the subsequent penalty. [1] The Japanese side came close to scoring twice, with two attacking opportunities by striker Naohiro Takahara, before Mochizuki scored from close range after a free kick by Shunsuke Nakamura from the left. [1] In the 42nd minute Japan had an opportunity to double the lead after Nakamura hit the crossbar. [1]

In the second half of the game, Saudi Arabia responded with their own attacking play, moving the momentum in their favour. [1] Substitute Mohammad Al-Shalhoub and midfielder Nawaf Al-Temyat both missed from long range, before Al-Shalhoub forced Japanese goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi to produce a "spectacular" save in the 59th minute. [1] Five minutes later, Kawaguchi saved a header from Al-Meshal. [1] Japan's attacking occasions in the second half came from counterattacks. [1]

Japanese striker Atsushi Yanagisawa was subbed on in the 80th minute, before being subbed off only seven minutes later; Philippe Troussier, Japan's manager, stated: "[Yanagisawa] didn't do what I asked him to". [1] Noted as the "best save of the match", in the 87th minute Kawaguchi dove to his right to save a 25-meter shot by Nawaf Al-Temyat. [1] The match ended 1–0 to Japan and Kawaguchi was awarded the Man of the Match award. [1]

Details

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
  • Mochizuki Soccerball shade.svg30'
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Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 49,500 [1]
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
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Japan
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Saudi Arabia
GK1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
CB3 Naoki Matsuda
CB4 Ryuzo Morioka (c)Yellow card.svg 54'
CB6 Toshihiro Hattori
RM8 Shigeyoshi Mochizuki Yellow card.svg 10'
CM24 Tomokazu Myojin
CM10 Hiroshi Nanami
LM12 Hiroaki Morishima Sub off.svg 89'
AM14 Shunsuke Nakamura
CF29 Naohiro Takahara Yellow card.svg 76'Sub off.svg 80'
CF9 Akinori Nishizawa
Substitutions:
FW13 Atsushi Yanagisawa Sub on.svg 80'Sub off.svg 88'
MF15 Daisuke Oku Yellow card.svg 90'Sub on.svg 88'
MF30 Shinji Ono Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Philippe Troussier
GK1 Mohamed Al-Deayea
CB3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
CB12 Ahmed Dokhi Yellow card.svg 29'
CB13 Saleh Al-Saqri
RWB16 Fouzi Al-Shehri Sub off.svg 72'
LWB23 Ahmed Khalil Al-Dosari (c)
RM19 Hamzah Idris Sub off.svg 46'
CM17 Abdullah Al-Waked
LM29 Talal Al-Meshal
AM18 Nawaf Al-Temyat
CF9 Sami Al-Jaber
Substitutions:
MF20 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub Sub on.svg 46'
MF14 Marzouk Al-Otaibi Sub on.svg 72'
Manager:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milan Máčala

Man of the Match:
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Japan) [1]

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  3. 1 2 "Japan - Saudi-Arabien 1:0 (Asian Cup 2000 Libanon, Finale)". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Our History – Camille Chamoun Sports City" . Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Libanon - Iran 0:4 (Asian Cup 2000 Libanon, Gruppe A)". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. 1 2 AFC Asian Cup History Book. Kuala Lumpur. 2019. p. 244.
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