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Saudi Arabia 2 - 1 Indonesia
AFC Asian Cup: Group D
Saudi Arabia : 2 ( Yasser Al Qahtani (12), Saad Al Harthi (90) )
Indonesia : 1 ( Elie Aiboy (20) )
Stadium : Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Saturday, July 14, 2007 at 10:55 PM
Saudi Arabia : 2 ( Yasser Al Qahtani (12), Saad Al Harthi (90) )
Indonesia : 1 ( Elie Aiboy (20) )
Stadium : Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Saturday, July 14, 2007 at 10:55 PM
Uzbekistan 5-0 Malaysia: Shatskikh at the double
KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 (Reuters) - Maksim Shatskikh made a triumphant return from suspension to spark Uzbekistan to a 5-0 drubbing of hosts Malaysia in Asian Cup Group C on Saturday. Captain Shatskikh, suspended for Uzbekistan's 2-1 loss to Iran, scored twice as his side revived their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals. Tournament co-hosts Malaysia face almost certain elimination following their opening 5-1 defeat by China.
Striker Shatskikh, who plays for Dynamo Kiev, opened the scoring in the 10th minute, Timur Kapadze scored a classy goal on 20 minutes and Ulugbek Bakaev stroked home a penalty in first-half stoppage time to give Uzbekistan a 3-0 lead. Substitute Aziz Ibragimov added a fourth after 85 minutes and Shatskikh struck four minutes later to give the Uzbeks three points from two matches, level with China and Iran who meet on Sunday.
Despite being named man of the match, Shatskikh was unhappy with his performance. 'I'm not into assessing my own play, I leave that up to the coaches,' he told a news conference. 'But I what I can say that I did not do enough today. It was difficult to play in this hot climate but we won because we were able to take our chances.' Shatskikh added much-needed firepower to the forward line and became the first player from his team to score a goal in the competition. Against Iran, they scored via an own-goal from defender Rahman Rezaei.
Server Djeparov's 10th-minute free kick from the right bounced past the Malaysian defence and Shatskikh was free at the far post to score with an easy header. Malaysia, vilified for their poor performance against China, appeared more determined against the Uzbeks. However, any hopes of a comeback were dashed by Kapadze's brilliance. The Pakhtakor midfielder bamboozled centre-back Khaironnisam Hussain before ghosting through two more defenders to slot the ball past goalkeeper Azizon Kadir.
Azizon gave away the third goal seconds before halftime when he brought down Bakaev, who converted the resultant penalty. Ibragimov made it 4-0 five minutes from the end when he turned in Pavel Solomin's cross and Shatskikh completed the rout by hitting the target from close range after a pass from Djeparov.
source : soccernet at 10:49 PM
Striker Shatskikh, who plays for Dynamo Kiev, opened the scoring in the 10th minute, Timur Kapadze scored a classy goal on 20 minutes and Ulugbek Bakaev stroked home a penalty in first-half stoppage time to give Uzbekistan a 3-0 lead. Substitute Aziz Ibragimov added a fourth after 85 minutes and Shatskikh struck four minutes later to give the Uzbeks three points from two matches, level with China and Iran who meet on Sunday.
Despite being named man of the match, Shatskikh was unhappy with his performance. 'I'm not into assessing my own play, I leave that up to the coaches,' he told a news conference. 'But I what I can say that I did not do enough today. It was difficult to play in this hot climate but we won because we were able to take our chances.' Shatskikh added much-needed firepower to the forward line and became the first player from his team to score a goal in the competition. Against Iran, they scored via an own-goal from defender Rahman Rezaei.
Server Djeparov's 10th-minute free kick from the right bounced past the Malaysian defence and Shatskikh was free at the far post to score with an easy header. Malaysia, vilified for their poor performance against China, appeared more determined against the Uzbeks. However, any hopes of a comeback were dashed by Kapadze's brilliance. The Pakhtakor midfielder bamboozled centre-back Khaironnisam Hussain before ghosting through two more defenders to slot the ball past goalkeeper Azizon Kadir.
Azizon gave away the third goal seconds before halftime when he brought down Bakaev, who converted the resultant penalty. Ibragimov made it 4-0 five minutes from the end when he turned in Pavel Solomin's cross and Shatskikh completed the rout by hitting the target from close range after a pass from Djeparov.
source : soccernet at 10:49 PM
Uzbekistan 5 - 0 Malaysia
AFC Asian Cup: Group C
Uzbekistan : 5 ( Maksim Shatskikh (10), Timur Kapadze (29), Ulughbek Bakaev (pen 45), Aziz Ibragimov (85), Maksim Shatskikh (89) )
Malaysia : 0
Stadium : National Stadium Bukit Jalil at 8:16 PM
Uzbekistan : 5 ( Maksim Shatskikh (10), Timur Kapadze (29), Ulughbek Bakaev (pen 45), Aziz Ibragimov (85), Maksim Shatskikh (89) )
Malaysia : 0
Stadium : National Stadium Bukit Jalil at 8:16 PM
Takahara delighted with result
HANOI - Japan striker Naohiro Takahara was a happy man after helping his side beat the United Arab Emirates 3-1 in the AFC Asian Cup.
Takahara scored twice while Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura converted a penalty as the defending champions overcame the hot and humid conditions at My Dinh National Stadium to send the Gulf Cup champions crashing out of the tournament.
"I’m pleased with the win,” said Takahara. “I was hoping to grab a win so that we would find our rhythm.
"Getting this good result can help encourage us to play better in the coming game. In a tournament like this, the more you win the stronger you get.”
The Eintracht Frankfurt striker found the net in the 22nd minute and the 27th minute and he admitted he just aims to be in the right place at the right time.
"I always try to be in the position where I can score when we get a chance. That’s important to me,” said Takahara. “The United Arab Emirates didn’t play too defensively against us and I was looking for a space to move in [for scoring].”
Japan had to win the game in order to keep their hopes of going for their fourth overall Asian Cup title well alive after being held to a 1-1 draw by Qatar in their opening Group B match on Monday.
Japan and Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo said he and his teammates were determined to do well before going into Friday’s game.
“Everyone was up for the game from the very start,” said Endo. “The win has given us more confidence.”
But Japan goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi didn’t forget to point out what has to be fixed ahead of their next game against Vietnam.
With a win there, Japan can win the group and with it a place in the quarter-finals.
“We should review the fact that we gave up one goal when we had more players than the opponents,” the three-time World Cup player Kawaguchi said.
Takahara, who motioned to the bench for substitution and was consequently taken off in the 67th minute, admitted that he was feeling sick during the game after he had got little sleep the night before.
“I thought that it would be better for our team to play with a fresh player,” said Takahara. “But I will be ready for the next game. I have no intention to sit out.”
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