The 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament for the champion clubs from each of FIFA's six continental confederations. The match took place at the International Stadium of 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 10 men early in the second half, Manchester United won the match 1–0 thanks to a 73rd-minute goal from Wayne Rooney.[1]
[edit] Road to Yokohama
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.
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.[2] Their semi final match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 17 December 2008.[3] LDU Quito scored two goals in the first 26 minutes, through Bieler and Bolaños, securing a place in the Club World Cup final of 2008.[4]
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.[5] Vidić and Ronaldo opened the scoring in the first half, putting Manchester United ahead by two goals at half time. Yamazaki was the next to score, in the 74th minute, to bring Gamba back into the competition, but Rooney scored twice and Fletcher once, within the next five minutes to extend United's lead. Endō converted an 85th minute penalty kick and Hashimoto got a third for Gamba just minutes before the final whistle. The end result was 5–3, taking Manchester United forward to the final.[6][7]
[edit] Details
[edit] Statistics
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Overall
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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 |
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