2011 AFC Champions League final
Event | 2011 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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Al-Sadd won 4–2 on 2012 → |
The 2011 AFC Champions League Final was a
The game was contested between by Al-Sadd of Qatar and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of South Korea. This was the first AFC Champions League final involving a Qatari club since Al-Sadd themselves in 1989, during the Asian Club Championship era. Al-Sadd won 4–2 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw following extra time.[2][3][4] As Asian champions, they qualified to enter the quarter-finals of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan as the AFC representative.
Qualified teams
In the following table, finals until 2002 were in the Asian Club Championship era, since 2003 were in the AFC Champions League era.
Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 ( 2006 )
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Al-Sadd | 1 (1989) |
Venue
The
Road to final
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Round | Al-Sadd
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Bye | Semi-final | Al-Ittihad
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5–1 (H) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final | Dempo | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shandong Luneng
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1–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | Esteghlal
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1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arema
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4–0 (A) | Matchday 2 | Pakhtakor
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2–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cerezo Osaka | 0–1 (A) | Matchday 3 | Al-Nassr
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Cerezo Osaka | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | Al-Nassr
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1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shandong Luneng
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2–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | Esteghlal
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2–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arema
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6–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Pakhtakor
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1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group G winner
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Final standings | Group B winner
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tianjin Teda
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3–0 (H) (one-leg match) | Round of 16 | Al-Shabab
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1–0 (H) (one-leg match) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cerezo Osaka | 9–5 | 3–4 (A) | 6–1 (H) | Quarterfinals | Sepahan
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4–2 | 3–0 (awd.) (A) | 1–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Ittihad
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5–3 | 3–2 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Semifinals | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–1 | 2–0 (A) | 0–1 (H) |
Summary
Jeonbuk had the first attempt on target after four minutes when Eninho saw a dipping shot from 25 yards punched away by Saqr. Mamadou Niang fired well over the top six minutes later before Park's cross from the left was glanced into Saqr's arms by Jeon Kwang-hwan. Jeonbuk then took the lead in the 17th minute. Eninho was brought down on the left edge of the box but the Brazilian picked himself to fire a brilliant free-kick into the far side of Saqr's net.[8]
The Al Sadd keeper gathered Eninho's low shot shortly afterwards before the Qataris silenced the raucous home crowd just before the half-hour mark. Keita flighted a cross towards Khalfan Ibrahim on the edge of the six-yard box and as the midfielder jumped with Sim, the defender flicked the ball past
Jeonbuk came agonisingly close to a swift reply six minutes later. Kim Dong-chan met Eninho's in-swinging corner with a header that came back off the far post and the midfielder's subsequent overhead kick was cleared off the line before Jeong blazed over from inside the area. Head coach
Urged on by a noisy home crowd, Jeonbuk piled on the pressure in the closing stages and grabbed a dramatic equaliser in stoppage-time when Eninho's corner from the right was headed in from close range at the back post by substitute Lee Sung-hyun as the stadium erupted and the game went into extra time. Lee Dong-gook wasted a great chance in the 101st minute when the ball fell to the striker unmarked eight yards from goal but he sliced horribly wide. Jeong headed Eninho's cross off target two minutes into the second period of extra time before Saqr denied him with a fantastic save with seven minutes to go, pushing his shot past the post after Abdulla Koni's slip had let the Jeonbuk striker in. The home side were again foiled by the woodwork shortly afterwards when Eninho's corner hit and Al Sadd defender but bounced off the base of the post.
Substitute Afif collected a second booking a minute from the end for bringing down Choi Chul-soon but Al Sadd held on for penalties. After the first three spot-kicks all found the back of the net, Kim Dong-chan had his effort saved by Saqr before Al Sadd's Lee Jung-soo calmly strode up but sidefooted his penalty against the underside of the bar. Jeonbuk could not capitalize on this as Park blasted his shot straight at Saqr. Ibrahim Majid then blasted into the corner and Kim Sang-sik scored but Belhadj displayed fine composure to fire home the winning penalty.
Belhadj held his nerve in front of over 41,000 spectators – a club record – to drive home the crucial spot kick in the shootout as Al Sadd became the first Qatar side to win the AFC Champions League and book their place at the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup. Nadir Belhadj converted the winning penalty as Al Sadd lifted the 2011 AFC Champions League trophy following a dramatic final against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium.
Match details
Al-Sadd | ||
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Eninho 17' Lee Seung-hyun 90+2' |
Report | 61' |
Penalties | ||
Kim Sang-Sik |
2–4 | Niang Al-Haydos Lee Jung-soo Majid Belhadj |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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Al-Sadd
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AFC's Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
Uzbekistan )
Bahadyr Kochkarov ( Kyrgyzstan )
Fourth official: Tan Hai (China P.R.) |
See also
References
- ^ "AFC Champions League 2011 Manual" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ Al Sadd win AFC Champions League
- ^ "Controversial Qatari Club Wins Asian Champions League Final". New York Times. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "History for Qatar as Al Sadd win Asian title in dramatic shootout". CNN. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "AFC Champions League 2011 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Committee decisions". AFC. 31 July 2010.
- ^ "Korea challenge for former champions". AFC. 6 July 2011.
- ^ "Al Sadd win AFC Champions League". AFC. 11 May 2011.
External links
- AFC Champions League Official Page (in English)