Football at the 2009 East Asian Games
2009 East Asian Games
Tournament details
Host countryHong Kong
Dates2 December – 12 December
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Hong Kong (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place South Korea
Fourth place North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored34 (3.4 per match)
Attendance97,816 (9,782 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nine players (2 goals each)

The football tournament at the 2009 East Asian Games was held from 2 December 2009 to 13 December 2009. Hosts Hong Kong defeated Japan 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out in the final after a 1–1 draw to win their first-ever international title, while South Korea beat North Korea with the same score to finish third.

Venues

All group stage matches were held at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground. The semi-finals, third place play-off and final were held at Hong Kong Stadium.

Hong Kong
So Kon Po Siu Sai Wan
Hong Kong Stadium Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 12,000

Calendar

A total of 6 teams took part in the tournament. Group stage matches commenced on 2 December 2009, three days before the opening ceremony. The teams were divided into two groups each consisting of three teams for a round-robin group stage. The top two teams in each pool would advance to a four-team single-elimination bracket.[1]

       Group stage        Semi-final        Medal matches
December 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Matches
Football 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 10
Total 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 10

Squads

Main article: Football at the 2009 East Asian Games squads

Each team submitted a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers. At previous tournaments, the age limit was set at 23 with three overage players allowed. However, restrictions were lifted in 2009.

The South Korean team was selected from the semi-professional Korea National League,[2] while China PR and Japan sent U-20 teams.[3][4] Hong Kong sent their U-23 team, with the exception of four players who were above 23.[5]

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6
 North Korea 2 1 0 1 9 2 +7 3
 Macau 2 0 0 2 0 13 -13 0
Japan 2 – 1 North Korea
Otsuka 30'
Suzuki 59'		 Report by EAG
Report by HKFA		 Choe Chol-Man 52'
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,100[6]
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
North Korea 8 – 0 Macau
Choe Chol-Man 6'
Kim Kuk-Jin 21'
Ri Kwang-Hyok 45'
Choe Myong-Ho 58', 90+1'
Pak Nam-Chol 63'
Pak Song-Chol 71'
Pak Kwang-Ryong 90+2'		 Report by EAG
Report by HKFA
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,360
Referee: Ramachandran Krishnan (Malaysia)
Macau 0 – 5 Japan
Report by EAG
Report by HKFA		 Oshitani 39'
Aoki 45+2'
Osako 53'
Kakitani 60'
Kawai 63'
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

Group B

South Korea playing against China PR at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground.
Hong Kong playing against China PR at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hong Kong (H) 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
 South Korea 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
 China 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 3
Hong Kong 4 – 1 South Korea
Chan Wai Ho 21'
Wong Chin Hung 30'
Xu Deshuai 65'
Chan Siu Ki 81'		 Report by EAG
Report by HKFA		 Go Min-Gi 45'
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong
Attendance: 5,000[7]
Referee: Phùng Đình Dũng (Vietnam)
South Korea 3 – 0 China
Park Jong-Chan 49', 65'
Kim Ho-You 79' (pen.)		 Report by EAG
Report by HKFA
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong
Attendance: 3,160
Referee: Win Cho (Myanmar)
China 1 – 0 Hong Kong
Gao Di 24' Report by EAG
Report by HKFA
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,000[8]
Referee: Phùng Đình Dũng (Vietnam)

Knockout stage

Lineups of the two teams in the gold medal match
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 December - Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Japan2
 
12 December - Hong Kong Stadium
 
 South Korea1
 
 Japan1(2)
 
10 December - Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Hong Kong1(4)
 
 Hong Kong1(4)
 
 
 North Korea1(2)
 
Third place
 
 
12 December - Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 South Korea1(4)
 
 
 North Korea1(2)

Semi-finals

Japan 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Yamamoto 9'
Nagai 120+1'		 Report by EAG
Report by HKFA		 Kim Ho-You 21'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 7,534
Referee: Ramachandran Krishnan (Malaysia)
Hong Kong 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) North Korea
Chan Wai Ho 44' Report by EAG
Report by HKFA		 Pak Kwang-Ryong 85'
Penalties
Au Yeung Yiu Chung soccer ball with check mark
Chan Wai Ho soccer ball with check mark
Lee Chi Ho soccer ball with check mark
Yuen Kin Man soccer ball with check mark		 4 – 2 soccer ball with check mark Pak Song-Chol
soccer ball with red X Ri Kwang-Hyok
soccer ball with check mark Jon Kwang-Ik
soccer ball with red X Kim Kwang-Hyok
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 9,482[9]
Referee: Win Cho (Myanmar)

Bronze medal match

South Korea 1 – 1 North Korea
Go Min-Gi 24' Report by EAG
Report by HKFA		 Pak Song-Chol 52'
Penalties
Go Min-Gi soccer ball with check mark
Woo Joo-Young soccer ball with check mark
Jung Jae-Suk soccer ball with check mark
Lee Jae-Young soccer ball with check mark		 4 – 2 soccer ball with check mark Choe Myong-Ho
soccer ball with check mark Pak Song-Chol
soccer ball with red X Jon Kwang-Ik
soccer ball with red X Kim Kuk-Jin
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 28,246
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

Gold medal match

Japan 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Hong Kong
Muramatsu 22' Report by EAG
Report by HKFA		 Chan Siu Ki 47'
Penalties
Nagai soccer ball with check mark
Otsuka soccer ball with red X
Suzuki soccer ball with red X
Aoki soccer ball with check mark		 2 – 4 soccer ball with red X Au Yeung Yiu Chung
soccer ball with check mark Chan Siu Ki
soccer ball with check mark Chan Wai Ho
soccer ball with check mark Lee Chi Ho
soccer ball with check mark Wong Chin Hung
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 31,884
Referee: Phùng Đình Dũng (Vietnam)
Japan
Hong Kong
GK 23 Takuya Matsumoto
RB 3 Shoma Kamata Yellow card 101'
CB 5 Kazuya Yamamura
CB 4 Daisuke Suzuki (c)
LB 8 Yusuke Higa
RM 16 Hiroki Kawano downward-facing red arrow 102'
CM 11 Takuya Aoki
CM 10 Kosuke Yamamoto Yellow card 90+1' downward-facing red arrow 111'
LM 7 Taisuke Muramatsu
CF 21 Yuya Osako Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 20 Kensuke Nagai Yellow card 33'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Koki Otani
DF 6 Shunya Suganuma
DF 13 Kenta Uchida
DF 19 Kyohei Noborizato
MF 14 Keisuke Endo upward-facing green arrow 102'
FW 17 Yoichiro Kakitani upward-facing green arrow 111'
FW 22 Shohei Otsuka upward-facing green arrow 77'
Not playing:
GK 18 Takuya Masuda
DF 2 Takefumi Toma
DF 12 Taisuke Nakamura
MF 9 Yosuke Kawai
FW 15 Yuki Oshitani
Coach:
Akihiro Nishimura
Line-ups
GK 17 Yapp Hung Fai Yellow card 107'
RB 21 Tsang Kam To downward-facing red arrow 78'
CB 2 Lee Chi Ho
CB 15 Chan Wai Ho
LB 6 Wong Chin Hung
DM 16 Leung Chun Pong Yellow card 90+2' downward-facing red arrow 117'
RM 8 Xu Deshuai
LM 18 Kwok Kin Pong Yellow card 67'
AM 10 Au Yeung Yiu Chung (c)
CF 20 Chao Pengfei
CF 9 Cheng Lai Hin downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Li Hon Ho
DF 5 Lai Man Fei
DF 14 Chan Siu Yuen
DF 25 So Wai Chuen upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 4 Yuen Kin Man upward-facing green arrow 117'
MF 19 Hinson Leung
FW 7 Chan Siu Ki Yellow card 97' upward-facing green arrow 46'
Not playing:
GK 22 Ng Yat Hoi
DF 3 Fung Kai Hong
DF 12 Lau Nim Yat (injured)
MF 11 Lai Yiu Cheong
MF 28 Ip Chung Long
Coach:
South Korea Kim Pan-Gon

Assistant referees:

Fourth official:

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Football  Hong Kong  Japan  South Korea

References

  1. ^ Draw Results and Competition Schedule Archived 2009-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website
  2. ^ Team Roster - KOR[permanent dead link], Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website, 1 December 2009
  3. ^ Team Roster - CHN[permanent dead link], Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website, 1 December 2009
  4. ^ Team Roster - JPN[permanent dead link], Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website, 1 December 2009
  5. ^ Team Roster - HKG[permanent dead link], Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website, 1 December 2009
  6. ^ (in Chinese) 日本響頭炮, ON.CC, 3 December 2009
  7. ^ (in Chinese) 領港隊炒A貨南韓　陳七淚別東亞運, Apple Daily, 4 December 2009
  8. ^ (in Chinese) 港足明鬥朝鮮爭入決賽 1球負國足 首名出線, Ming Pao, 9 December 2009
  9. ^ (in Chinese) 12碼贏北韓 決賽鬥日本 港足創傳奇, Apple Daily, 11 December 2009

External links

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