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
Total11101110202010

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 220071+66
 North Korea 210192+73
 Macau 2002013-130
Japan 2 – 1 North Korea
Otsuka 30'
Suzuki 59'		 Report by EAG
Report by HKFA		 Choe Chol-Man 52'
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
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'
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) 210142+23
 South Korea 21014403
 China 210113-23
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'
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
Attendance: 3,160
Referee: Win Cho (Myanmar)
China 1 – 0 Hong Kong
Gao Di 24' Report by EAG
Report by HKFA
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'
Attendance: 7,534
Referee: Ramachandran Krishnan (Malaysia)

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
Attendance: 28,246
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

Gold medal match

Japan
Hong Kong
GK23Takuya Matsumoto
RB3Shoma KamataYellow card 101'
CB5Kazuya Yamamura
CB4Daisuke Suzuki (c)
LB8Yusuke Higa
RM16Hiroki Kawanodownward-facing red arrow 102'
CM11Takuya Aoki
CM10Kosuke YamamotoYellow card 90+1'downward-facing red arrow 111'
LM7Taisuke Muramatsu
CF21Yuya OsakoYellow card 44'downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF20Kensuke NagaiYellow card 33'
Substitutes:
GK1Koki Otani
DF6Shunya Suganuma
DF13Kenta Uchida
DF19Kyohei Noborizato
MF14Keisuke Endoupward-facing green arrow 102'
FW17Yoichiro Kakitaniupward-facing green arrow 111'
FW22Shohei Otsukaupward-facing green arrow 77'
Not playing:
GK18Takuya Masuda
DF2Takefumi Toma
DF12Taisuke Nakamura
MF9Yosuke Kawai
FW15Yuki Oshitani
Coach:
Akihiro Nishimura
 Line-ups
GK17Yapp Hung FaiYellow card 107'
RB21Tsang Kam Todownward-facing red arrow 78'
CB2Lee Chi Ho
CB15Chan Wai Ho
LB6Wong Chin Hung
DM16Leung Chun PongYellow card 90+2'downward-facing red arrow 117'
RM8Xu Deshuai
LM18Kwok Kin PongYellow card 67'
AM10Au Yeung Yiu Chung (c)
CF20Chao Pengfei
CF9Cheng Lai Hindownward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
GK1Li Hon Ho
DF5Lai Man Fei
DF14Chan Siu Yuen
DF25So Wai Chuenupward-facing green arrow 78'
MF4Yuen Kin Manupward-facing green arrow 117'
MF19Hinson Leung
FW7Chan Siu KiYellow card 97'upward-facing green arrow 46'
Not playing:
GK22Ng Yat Hoi
DF3Fung Kai Hong
DF12Lau Nim Yat (injured)
MF11Lai Yiu Cheong
MF28Ip 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, Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website, 1 December 2009
  3. ↑ Team Roster - CHN, Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website, 1 December 2009
  4. ↑ Team Roster - JPN, Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website, 1 December 2009
  5. ↑ Team Roster - HKG, 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
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