2011 FIFA Club World Cup final

2011 FIFA Club World Cup final
Match programme cover
Event2011 FIFA Club World Cup
Santos Barcelona
Brazil Spain
0 4
Date18 December 2011
VenueInternational Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama[1]
RefereeRavshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)[1]
Attendance68,166[1]
WeatherClear night
9 °C (48 °F)
42% humidity
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The 2011 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, an association football tournament hosted by Japan. It was the eighth final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organized tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions.

The final was played between CONMEBOL's champion Santos and UEFA's champion Barcelona.[2][3][4] Barcelona defeated Santos 4–0 and won their second FIFA Club World Cup, two years after they won their first one in 2009.[5]

The match was billed as a showdown between Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and the 19-year-old Santos forward Neymar, who would later go on to become Messi's teammate at both Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.[6] Messi won the "duel" by scoring two goals in the final and being named man of the match as well as player of the tournament.[7][8]

Road to final

Brazil Santos Team Spain Barcelona
CONMEBOL Confederation UEFA
Winner of the 2011 Copa Libertadores Qualification Winner of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League
– Play-off round –
– Quarter-finals –
3–1 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
(Neymar 19', Borges 24', Danilo 63') 		Semi-finals 4–0 Qatar Al-Sadd
(Adriano 25', 43', Keita 64', Maxwell 81')

Team news

Barcelona forward David Villa missed the final after he broke his shinbone in the semi-final victory over Al-Sadd.[9] He was injured six minutes before half-time after appearing to land awkwardly; Barcelona announced after the match that he had suffered a "fracture to the tibia in his left leg" that could see him sidelined for four to five months.[10]

Match

Summary

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi in action during the second half

In the first half, Barcelona were extremely dominant.[11] Messi and Thiago forced saves from Santos goalkeeper Rafael Cabral in the 12th minute.[12] Messi then scored with a chip over Cabral in the 17th minute.[12] Seven minutes later, Xavi scored a second with a strike from just inside the penalty area.[11] Santos came back with a short-range effort by Borges that was saved by Barcelona 'keeper Víctor Valdés, before Cesc Fàbregas hit the post two minutes later and then scored Barcelona's third goal just before the half ended.[12]

In the second half, Santos improved[7] and teenage star Neymar finally had a chance for Santos in the 57th minute when he was one-on-one with Valdés, but the shot was saved.[12] Barcelona's Dani Alves hit the post in the 79th minute, before Messi rounded the goalkeeper in the 82nd minute to cap the scoring with his second goal.[12]

Details

Santos Brazil0–4Spain Barcelona
Report Messi 17', 82'
Xavi 24'
Fàbregas 45'
Attendance: 68,166[1]
Santos
Barcelona
GK 1 Brazil Rafael Cabral
RB 14 Brazil Bruno Rodrigo
CB 2 Brazil Edu Dracena (c) Yellow card 74'
CB 6 Brazil Durval
LB 3 Brazil Léo
RM 4 Brazil Danilo downward-facing red arrow 31'
CM 7 Brazil Henrique
LM 5 Brazil Arouca
RW 10 Brazil Ganso Yellow card 73' downward-facing red arrow 83'
LW 11 Brazil Neymar
CF 9 Brazil Borges downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Brazil Elano upward-facing green arrow 31'
FW 19 Brazil Alan Kardec upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 18 Brazil Ibson upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Brazil Muricy Ramalho
GK 1 Spain Víctor Valdés
RB 5 Spain Carles Puyol (c) downward-facing red arrow 85'
CB 3 Spain Gerard Piqué Yellow card 39' downward-facing red arrow 56'
LB 22 France Eric Abidal
DM 16 Spain Sergio Busquets
CM 6 Spain Xavi
CM 8 Spain Andrés Iniesta
AM 4 Spain Cesc Fàbregas
RW 2 Brazil Dani Alves
LW 11 Spain Thiago downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 10 Argentina Lionel Messi
Substitutions:
MF 14 Argentina Javier Mascherano Yellow card 71' upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 17 Spain Pedro upward-facing green arrow 79'
DF 24 Spain Andreu Fontàs upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Spain Pep Guardiola

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)[1]
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)[1]
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)[1]
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)[1]

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Statistics

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Match Report" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Barca cruise into Club World Cup final". ESPN Soccernet. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Neymar and co into final". ESPN Soccernet. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Lionel Messi v Neymar: how Barcelona and Santos stars compare ahead of Fifa Club World Cup final". Daily Telegraph. London. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Barcelona v Santos". goal.com. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  6. ^ Lawrence, Amy (15 December 2011). "Neymar has chance to justify hype against Lionel Messi's Barcelona". guardian.co.uk. London: Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Barcelona win Fifa Club World Cup". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Barcelona v Santos: Fifa Club World Cup final live". Daily Telegraph. London. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Barca hit by Villa leg break blow". ESPN Soccernet. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  10. ^ "Barcelona's David Villa faces five months out after breaking shinbone". The Guardian. London. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Messi leads Barcelona to 4–0 win over Santos". SI.com. Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  12. ^ a b c d e Gardner, Alan (18 December 2011). "Club World Cup final: Santos 0–4 Barcelona – as it happened". guardian.co.uk. London: Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  13. ^ "Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2011.
  14. ^ "Match Statistics". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.

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