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.^[1]

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

All times are UTC+8.

Malaysia vs China PR

10 July 2007

20:35

Malaysia	1 – 5	China
Indra 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 RB 3 Fauzi Nan CB 7 Kaironnisam Sahabudin (c) CB 5 Norhafiz Zamani LB 19 Rosdi Talib DM 12 Shukor Adan  40' RM 15 Shahrulnizam Mustapa  46' CM 10 Hardi Jaafar LM 18 Fadzli Saari  58' CF 14 Akmal Rizal  62' CF 20 Hairuddin Omar Substitutions: MF 9 Eddy Helmi  46' DF 17 K. Nanthakumar  58' FW 13 Indra Putra Mahayuddin  73'  62' Manager: Norizan Bakar

GK 1 Li Leilei RB 10 Zheng Zhi (c)  77' CB 7 Sun Jihai CB 5 Li Weifeng  75' LB 18 Zhou Haibin DM 4 Zhang Yaokun RM 6 Shao Jiayi  67' CM 15 Wang Dong LM 3 Sun Xiang SS 20 Mao Jianqing  88' CF 9 Han Peng  72' 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 RB 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia (c)  77' CB 12 Jalal Hosseini CB 5 Rahman Rezaei LB 6 Javad Nekounam RM 9 Vahid Hashemian  73' CM 4 Andranik Teymourian  49' LM 10 Rasoul Khatibi  46' AM 7 Ferydoon Zandi AM 8 Ali Karimi  90' CF 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 RB 17 Aleksey Nikolaev CB 4 Aziz Ibrahimov CB 2 Hayrulla Karimov LB 23 Vitaly Denisov CM 7 Aziz Haydarov  61' CM 18 Timur Kapadze RW 19 Islom Inomov  81' AM 8 Server Djeparov (c) LW 9 Pavel Solomin  64' CF 10 Ulugbek Bakayev  81' Substitutions: FW 11 Marat Bikmaev  64' MF 13 Khikmat Khashimov  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 17 Aleksey Nikolaev CB 6 Anzur Ismailov  50' CB 2 Hayrulla Karimov LB 19 Islom Inomov  24' CM 26 Victor Karpenko 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 Shukor Adan CB 7 Kaironnisam Sahabudin (c)  36' CB 17 K. Nanthakumar RM 6 V. Thirumurugan CM 22 Ivan Yusoff  55' CM 10 Hardi Jaafar  83' LM 19 Rosdi Talib  9' RF 15 Shahrulnizam Mustapa CF 20 Hairuddin Omar  71' LF 13 Indra Putra Mahayuddin Substitutions: FW 11 Nor Farhan Muhammad  55' FW 14 Akmal Rizal  71' MF 18 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 RB 10 Zheng Zhi (c)  27' CB 7 Sun Jihai CB 5 Li Weifeng  59' LB 18 Zhou Haibin  90+2' DM 4 Zhang Yaokun RM 6 Shao Jiayi CM 15 Wang Dong  61' LM 3 Sun Xiang SS 20 Mao Jianqing  68' CF 9 Han Peng  46'  79' Substitutions: MF 12 Zhao Xuri  61' DF 2 Du Wei  79' DF 14 Zhu Ting  68' Manager: Zhu Guanghu

GK 1 Hassan Roudbarian RB 13 Hossein Kaebi  46' CB 12 Jalal Hosseini CB 5 Rahman Rezaei  40' LB 6 Javad Nekounam  6' RM 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia (c) CM 4 Andranik Teymourian LM 9 Vahid Hashemian AM 7 Ferydoon Zandi  89' AM 8 Ali Karimi  46' CF 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 CB 23 Aidil Zafuan CB 7 Kaironnisam Sahabudin (c) CB 2 Hamzani Omar  73' RM 6 V. Thirumurugan CM 12 Shukor Adan  44' CM 17 K. Nanthakumar LM 19 Rosdi Talib RF 15 Shahrulnizam Mustapa  68' CF 8 Safee Sali  53' LF 13 Indra Putra Mahayuddin Substitutions: MF 10 Hardi Jaafar  53' FW 11 Nor Farhan Muhammad  68' DF 3 Fauzi Nan  73' Manager: Norizan Bakar

GK 1 Hassan Roudbarian CB 12 Jalal Hosseini CB 6 Javad Nekounam CB 5 Rahman Rezaei RM 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia (c) CM 4 Andranik Teymourian LM 9 Vahid Hashemian  39'  79' RW 7 Ferydoon Zandi AM 14 Iman Mobali  52' LW 8 Ali Karimi CF 16 Reza Enayati  46' Substitutions: FW 10 Rasoul Khatibi  63'  46' MF 17 Javad Kazemian  52' MF 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 RB 17 Aleksey Nikolaev CB 4 Aziz Ibrahimov  90+3' CB 2 Hayrulla Karimov  59' LB 28 Anvar Gafurov CM 7 Aziz Haydarov CM 18 Timur Kapadze RW 10 Ulugbek Bakayev  6'  46' AM 8 Server Djeparov LW 23 Vitaliy Denisov  63' CF 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 RB 7 Sun Jihai (c) CB 2 Du Wei CB 4 Zhang Yaokun LB 13 Zhang Shuai  78' DM 18 Zhou Haibin  57' RM 6 Shao Jiayi LM 3 Sun Xiang AM 9 Han Peng CF 11 Dong Fangzhuo  70' CF 20 Mao Jianqing  41' Substitutions: MF 15 Wang Dong  41' MF 12 Zhao Xuri  70' DF 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)