2007 AFC Asian Cup Group C

Group C of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 10 July and its last matches were played on 18 July. All six group matches were played at venues in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The group consisted of hosts Malaysia, Iran, Uzbekistan and China PR.

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Uzbekistan	3	2	0	1	9	2	+7	6
3	China	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
4	Malaysia (H)	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Source: Asian Cup 2007
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

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Malaysia vs China PR

10 July 2007

20:35

Malaysia	1 – 5	China
Indra Putra 74'	Report	Han Peng 15', 55' Shao Jiayi 36' Wang Dong 51', 90+3'

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 21,155

Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Malaysia

China PR

GK 1 Azizon Abdul Kadir DF 3 Mohd Fauzi Nan DF 7 Kaironnisam Sahabudin Hussain (c) DF 19 Rosdi Talib MF 5 Mohd Norhafiz Zamani Misbah MF 10 Mohammad Hardi Jaafar MF 12 Muhammad Shukor Adan  40' MF 15 Shahrulnizam Mustapa  46' MF 18 Mohd Fadzli Saari  58' FW 14 Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli  62' FW 20 Hairuddin Omar Substitutions: MF 9 Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan  46' DF 17 K. Nanthakumar  58' FW 13 Indra Putra Mahayuddin  73'  62' Manager: Norizan Bakar

GK 1 Li Leilei DF 3 Sun Xiang DF 4 Zhang Yaokun DF 5 Li Weifeng  75' DF 7 Sun Jihai MF 6 Shao Jiayi  67' MF 10 Zheng Zhi (c)  77' MF 15 Wang Dong MF 18 Zhou Haibin FW 9 Han Peng  72' FW 20 Mao Jianqing  88' Substitutions: MF 8 Li Tie  67' FW 11 Dong Fangzhuo  72' MF 19 Zheng Bin  88' Manager: Zhu Guanghu

Man of the Match: Han Peng (China PR) Assistant referees: Hamdi Al-Kadri (Syria) Kadom Arab Mohammad (Iraq) Fourth official: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Iran vs Uzbekistan

11 July 2007

18:20

Iran	2 – 1	Uzbekistan
Hosseini 55' Kazemian 78'	Report	Rezaei 16' (o.g.)

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 1,863

Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

Iran	Uzbekistan

GK 1 Hassan Roudbarian DF 5 Rahman Rezaei DF 12 Jalal Hosseini MF 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia (c)  77' MF 4 Andranik Teymourian  49' MF 6 Javad Nekounam MF 7 Ferydoon Zandi MF 8 Ali Karimi  90' FW 9 Vahid Hashemian  73' FW 10 Rasoul Khatibi  46' FW 16 Reza Enayati Substitutions: MF 17 Javad Kazemian  46' MF 11 Mehrzad Madanchi  73' DF 15 Hadi Aghily  90' Manager: Amir Ghalenoei

GK 1 Pavel Bugalo DF 2 Hayrulla Karimov DF 4 Aziz Ibrahimov DF 17 Aleksey Nikolaev DF 23 Vitaly Denisov MF 7 Azizbek Haydarov  61' MF 8 Server Djeparov (c) MF 18 Timur Kapadze MF 19 Islom Inomov  81' FW 9 Pavel Solomin  64' FW 10 Ulugbek Bakayev  81' Substitutions: FW 11 Marat Bikmaev  64' MF 13 Hikmat Hashimov  61' FW 15 Alexander Geynrikh  81' Manager: Rauf Inileev

Man of the Match: Javad Kazemian (Iran) Assistant referees: Yaser Ahmad Marad (Kuwait) Mohammed Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) Fourth official: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Uzbekistan vs Malaysia

14 July 2007

18:20

Uzbekistan	5 – 0	Malaysia
Shatskikh 10', 89' Kapadze 30' Bakayev 45+2' (pen.) Ibrahimov 85'	Report

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 7,137

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Uzbekistan

Malaysia

GK 12 Ignatiy Nesterov RB 26 Victor Karpenko CB 6 Anzur Ismailov  50' CB 2 Hayrulla Karimov LB 19 Islom Inomov  24' CM 17 Aleksey Nikolaev CM 18 Timur Kapadze CM 23 Vitaliy Denisov  68' AM 8 Server Djeparov CF 10 Ulugbek Bakayev  57'  63' CF 16 Maksim Shatskikh (c) Substitutions: DF 4 Aziz Ibrahimov  50' FW 15 Alexander Geynrikh  63' FW 9 Pavel Solomin  68' Manager: Rauf Inileev

GK 1 Azizon Abdul Kadir CB 12 Muhammad Shukor Adan CB 7 Kaironnisam Sahabudin Hussain (c)  36' CB 17 K. Nanthakumar RWB 6 Thirumurugan Veeran LWB 19 Rosdi Talib  9' RM 15 Shahrulnizam Mustapa CM 10 Mohammad Hardi Jaafar  83' CM 22 Mohd Ivan Yusoff  55' LM 13 Indra Putra Mahayuddin CF 20 Hairuddin Omar  71' Substitutions: MF 11 Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad  55' FW 14 Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli  71' MF 18 Mohd Fadzli Saari  83' Manager: Norizan Bakar

Man of the Match: Maksim Shatskikh (Uzbekistan) Assistant referees: Hamdi Al-Kadri (Syria) Kadom Arab Mohammad (Iraq) Fourth official: Muhsen Basma (Iran)

China PR vs Iran

15 July 2007

18:20

China	2 – 2	Iran
Shao Jiayi 7' Mao Jianqing 33'	Report	Zandi 45+1' Nekounam 74'

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 5,938

Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

China PR

Iran

GK 1 Li Leilei DF 3 Sun Xiang DF 4 Zhang Yaokun DF 5 Li Weifeng  59' DF 7 Sun Jihai MF 6 Shao Jiayi MF 10 Zheng Zhi (c)  27' MF 15 Wang Dong  61' MF 18 Zhou Haibin  90+2' FW 9 Han Peng  46'  79' FW 20 Mao Jianqing  68' Substitutions: MF 12 Zhao Xuri  61' DF 2 Du Wei  79' FW 14 Zhu Ting  68' Manager: Zhu Guanghu

GK 1 Hassan Roudbarian DF 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia (c) DF 5 Rahman Rezaei  40' DF 12 Jalal Hosseini DF 13 Hossein Kaebi  46' MF 4 Andranik Teymourian MF 6 Javad Nekounam  6' MF 7 Ferydoon Zandi  89' MF 8 Ali Karimi  46' FW 9 Vahid Hashemian FW 16 Reza Enayati Substitutions: MF 14 Iman Mobali  46' MF 17 Javad Kazemian  46' MF 11 Mehrzad Madanchi  90+1'  89' Manager: Amir Ghalenoei

Man of the Match: Mao Jianqing (China PR) Assistant referees: Mohammed Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) Abdullah Al Amouri (Oman) Fourth official: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

Malaysia vs Iran

18 July 2007

20:35

Malaysia	0 – 2	Iran
	Report	Nekounam 29' (pen.) Teymourian 77'

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 4,520

Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Malaysia

Iran

GK 1 Azizon Abdul Kadir DF 2 Mohd Hamzani Omar  73' DF 6 Thirumurugan Veeran DF 7 Kaironnisam Sahabudin Hussain (c) DF 17 K. Nanthakumar DF 19 Rosdi Talib DF 23 Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak MF 12 Muhammad Shukor Adan  44' MF 15 Shahrulnizam Mustapa  68' FW 8 Mohd Safee Mohd Sali  53' FW 13 Indra Putra Mahayuddin Substitutions: MF 10 Mohammad Hardi Jaafar  53' MF 11 Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad  68' DF 3 Mohd Fauzi Nan  73' Manager: Norizan Bakar

GK 1 Hassan Roudbarian DF 5 Rahman Rezaei DF 12 Jalal Hosseini MF 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia (c) MF 4 Andranik Teymourian MF 6 Javad Nekounam MF 7 Ferydoon Zandi MF 8 Ali Karimi MF 14 Iman Mobali  52' FW 9 Vahid Hashemian  39'  79' FW 16 Reza Enayati  46' Substitutions: FW 10 Rasoul Khatibi  63'  46' MF 17 Javad Kazemian  52' FW 18 Mehdi Rajabzadeh  79' Manager: Amir Ghalenoei

Man of the Match: Javad Nekounam (Iran) Assistant referees: Hamdi Al-Kadri (Syria) Mohammed Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) Fourth official: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Uzbekistan vs China PR

18 July 2007

20:35

Uzbekistan	3 – 0	China
Shatskikh 72' Kapadze 86' Geynrikh 90+4'	Report

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Attendance: 2,200

Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

Uzbekistan

China PR

GK 12 Ignatiy Nesterov DF 2 Hayrulla Karimov  59' DF 4 Aziz Ibrahimov  90+3' DF 17 Aleksey Nikolaev DF 23 Vitaliy Denisov  63' DF 28 Anvar Gafurov MF 7 Azizbek Haydarov MF 8 Server Djeparov MF 18 Timur Kapadze FW 10 Ulugbek Bakayev  6'  46' FW 16 Maksim Shatskikh (c) Substitutions: FW 15 Alexander Geynrikh  46' MF 26 Victor Karpenko  63' FW 9 Pavel Solomin  90+3' Manager: Rauf Inileev

GK 22 Yang Jun DF 2 Du Wei DF 3 Sun Xiang DF 4 Zhang Yaokun DF 7 Sun Jihai (c) DF 13 Zhang Shuai  78' MF 6 Shao Jiayi MF 18 Zhou Haibin  57' FW 9 Han Peng FW 11 Dong Fangzhuo  70' FW 20 Mao Jianqing  41' Substitutions: MF 15 Wang Dong  41' MF 12 Zhao Xuri  70' FW 14 Zhu Ting  88'  78' Manager: Zhu Guanghu

Man of the Match: Maksim Shatskikh (Uzbekistan) Assistant referees: Yaser Ahmad Marad (Kuwait) Abdullah Al Amouri (Oman) Fourth official: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)