2008 FIFA Club World Cup final

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2008 FIFA Club World Cup final
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Event 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
LDU Quito Manchester United
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg Flag of England.svg
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Date21 December 2008
Venue International Stadium, Yokohama [1]
Referee Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) [1]
Attendance68,682 [1]
WeatherClear night
16 °C (61 °F)
69% humidity
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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]

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Road to final

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

Details

LDU Quito Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg 0–1 Flag of England.svg Manchester United
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International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 68,682 [1]
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) [1]
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LDU Quito
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Manchester United
GK1 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg José Francisco Cevallos Yellow card.svg 44'
RB23 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg Jayro Campos Yellow card.svg 36'
CB3 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg Renán Calle Yellow card.svg 66'Sub off.svg 77'
CB2 Flag of Argentina.svg Norberto Araujo
LB14 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg Diego Calderón
CM15 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg William Araujo Yellow card.svg 71'
CM8 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg Patricio Urrutia (c)
RW13 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg Néicer Reasco Sub off.svg 82'
AM21 Flag of Argentina.svg Damián Manso
LW7 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg Luis Bolaños Sub off.svg 87'
CF16 Flag of Argentina.svg Claudio Bieler Yellow card.svg 2'
Substitutions:
MF4 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg Paúl Ambrosi Sub on.svg 77'
MF20 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg Pedro Larrea Sub on.svg 82'
FW19 Flag of Chile.svg Reinaldo Navia Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Edgardo Bauza
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GK1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin van der Sar
RB21 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Sub off.svg 85'
CB5 Flag of England.svg Rio Ferdinand (c)
CB15 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Nemanja Vidić Red card.svg 49'
LB3 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Patrice Evra
CM16 Flag of England.svg Michael Carrick
CM8 Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Yellow card.svg 70'Sub off.svg 88'
RW7 Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo
AM13 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Park Ji-sung
LW32 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Tevez Sub off.svg 51'
CF10 Flag of England.svg Wayne Rooney
Substitutions:
DF23 Ulster Banner.svg Jonny Evans Sub on.svg 51'
DF2 Flag of England.svg Gary Neville Sub on.svg 85'
MF24 Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Fletcher Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg 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

First half
LDU QuitoManchester United
Goals scored00
Total shots411
Shots on target05
Ball possession36%64%
Corner kicks03
Fouls committed1410
Offsides01
Yellow cards30
Red cards00
Second half
LDU QuitoManchester United
Goals scored01
Total shots65
Shots on target34
Ball possession54%46%
Corner kicks50
Fouls committed127
Offsides30
Yellow cards21
Red cards01
Overall [9]
LDU QuitoManchester United
Goals scored01
Total shots1016
Shots on target39
Ball possession45%55%
Corner kicks53
Fouls committed2617
Offsides31
Yellow cards51
Red cards01

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