2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Group A was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first matches began on 7 January 2011 and its last matches were played on 16 January 2011. All six group matches were played at venues in Doha, Qatar. The group consisted of hosts Qatar, China PR, Kuwait and Uzbekistan.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uzbekistan	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Qatar (H)	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	China	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	Kuwait	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

All times are UTC+3.

Qatar vs Uzbekistan

Qatar	0–2	Uzbekistan
	Report	Ahmedov 59' Djeparov 77'

7 January 2011

19:15

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 37,143

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Qatar

Uzbekistan

GK 1 Qasem Burhan CB 18 Ibrahim Al-Ghanim CB 6 Bilal Mohammed (c) CB 13 Ibrahim Majid RM 2 Hamid Ismail CM 4 Lawrence Quaye CM 7 Wesam Rizik  64' LM 11 Fábio César  80' AM 10 Hussein Yasser  61' CF 9 Jaralla Al-Marri  62' CF 23 Sebastián Soria Substitutions: MF 14 Khalfan Ibrahim  61' FW 16 Mohamed El-Sayed  62' FW 12 Yousef Ahmed  80' Manager: Bruno Metsu

GK 12 Ignatiy Nesterov RB 22 Viktor Karpenko CB 4 Anzur Ismailov CB 7 Aziz Haydarov LB 6 Sakhob Juraev  53' CM 18 Timur Kapadze CM 9 Odil Ahmedov RW 19 Jasur Hasanov  66' AM 15 Alexander Geynrikh  89' LW 8 Server Djeparov (c) CF 16 Maksim Shatskikh Substitutions: DF 14 Stanislav Andreev  53' MF 17 Sanzhar Tursunov  66' FW 13 Olim Navkarov  89' Manager: Vadim Abramov

Man of the Match: Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan) Assistant referees: Toru Sagara (Japan) Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan) Fourth official: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Kuwait vs China PR

Kuwait	0–2	China
	Report	Zhang Linpeng 58' Deng Zhuoxiang 67'

8 January 2011

16:15

Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 7,423

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Kuwait

China PR

GK 22 Nawaf Al Khaldi (c) RB 2 Yaqoub Al Taher  11' CB 4 Hussain Fadhel CB 13 Musaed Neda  36' LB 15 Waleed Ali  71' RM 6 Amer Al Fadhel CM 18 Jarah Al Ateeqi  66' CM 14 Talal Al Amer LM 7 Fahad Al Enezi  84' CF 20 Yousef Nasser  38' CF 17 Bader Al Mutawa Substitutions: DF 3 Fahad Awadh  38' MF 21 Aziz Mashaan  71' FW 16 Hamad Al Enezi  84' Manager: Goran Tufegdžić

GK 1 Yang Zhi RB 17 Zhang Linpeng CB 5 Du Wei (c) CB 4 Zhao Peng  58' LB 20 Rong Hao CM 7 Zhao Xuri  77' CM 19 Yang Hao RW 11 Qu Bo  33'  46' AM 10 Deng Zhuoxiang LW 21 Yu Hai CF 9 Yang Xu Substitutions: MF 8 Hao Junmin  46' MF 13 Liu Jianye  58' MF 15 Yu Tao  77' Manager: Gao Hongbo

Man of the Match: Deng Zhuoxiang (China PR) Assistant referees: Ben Wilson (Australia) Hakan Anaz (Australia) Fourth official: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Uzbekistan vs Kuwait

Uzbekistan	2–1	Kuwait
Shatskikh 41' Djeparov 65'	Report	Al Mutawa 49' (pen.)

12 January 2011

16:15

Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 3,481

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Uzbekistan

Kuwait

GK 12 Ignatiy Nesterov RB 22 Viktor Karpenko CB 4 Anzur Ismailov CB 7 Aziz Haydarov LB 14 Stanislav Andreev CM 18 Timur Kapadze CM 9 Odil Ahmedov RW 17 Sanzhar Tursunov  90' AM 15 Alexander Geynrikh  62'  74' LW 8 Server Djeparov (c) CF 16 Maksim Shatskikh  54' Substitutions: MF 19 Jasur Hasanov  88'  54' FW 13 Olim Navkarov  74' MF 23 Vagiz Galiullin  90' Manager: Vadim Abramov

GK 22 Nawaf Al Khaldi (c) RB 2 Yaqoub Al Taher CB 4 Hussain Fadhel  40' CB 14 Talal Al Amer LB 3 Fahad Awadh  80' CM 6 Amer Al Fadhel CM 18 Jarah Al Ateeqi  46' CM 15 Waleed Ali  71' AM 20 Yousef Nasser CF 17 Bader Al-Mutwa CF 7 Fahad Al Enezi Substitutions: FW 16 Hamad Al Enezi  46' MF 21 Aziz Mashaan  71' FW 5 Ahmad Ajab  80' Manager: Goran Tufegdžić

Man of the Match: Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan) Assistant referees: Khaled Al Allan (Bahrain) Mohammed Jawdat Nehlawi (Syria) Fourth official: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

China PR vs Qatar

China	0–2	Qatar
	Report	Ahmed 27', 45+1'

12 January 2011

19:15

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 30,778

Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

China PR

Qatar

GK 22 Zeng Cheng RB 17 Zhang Linpeng  53' CB 5 Du Wei (c) CB 4 Zhao Peng LB 20 Rong Hao CM 15 Yu Tao  59' CM 19 Yang Hao  17' RW 11 Qu Bo  38' AM 10 Deng Zhuoxiang LW 21 Yu Hai  46' CF 18 Gao Lin  42' Substitutions: FW 9 Yang Xu  42' MF 8 Hao Junmin  46' MF 6 Zhou Haibin  59' Manager: Gao Hongbo

GK 1 Qasem Burhan CB 18 Ibrahim Al-Ghanim CB 6 Bilal Mohammed (c)  17' CB 13 Ibrahim Majid RM 2 Hamid Ismail  90' CM 4 Lawrence Quaye CM 3 Mohammed Kasola  45'  61' CM 7 Wesam Rizik LM 16 Mohamed El-Sayed SS 12 Yousef Ahmed  64' CF 23 Sebastián Soria Substitutions: DF 8 Mesaad Al-Hamad  61' FW 9 Jaralla Al-Marri  64' DF 20 Ali Afif  90' Manager: Bruno Metsu

Man of the Match: Yousef Ahmed (Qatar) Assistant referees: Jeong Hae-sang (South Korea) Jang Jun-mo (South Korea) Fourth official: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Qatar vs Kuwait

Qatar	3–0	Kuwait
Bilal 12' El-Sayed 16' Fábio César 86'	Report

16 January 2011

19:15

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 28,339

Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Qatar

Kuwait

GK 1 Qasem Burhan CB 18 Ibrahim Al-Ghanim CB 6 Bilal Mohammed (c) CB 13 Ibrahim Majid RM 2 Hamid Ismail  30' CM 4 Lawrence Quaye CM 3 Mohammed Kasola  38'  88' CM 7 Wesam Rizik LM 16 Mohamed El-Sayed  80' SS 12 Yousef Ahmed  27'  72' CF 23 Sebastián Soria Substitutions: MF 11 Fábio César  72' DF 20 Ali Afif  86'  80' DF 8 Mesaad Al-Hamad  88' Manager: Bruno Metsu

GK 22 Nawaf Al Khaldi (c) RB 2 Yaqoub Al Taher  46' CB 4 Hussain Fadhel  77' CB 19 Ahmed Al Rashidi  16' LB 15 Waleed Ali  84' DM 14 Talal Al Amer  84' RM 6 Amer Al Fadhel  42' LM 7 Fahad Al Enezi AM 16 Hamad Al Enezi  79' CF 8 Saleh Al Sheikh  61'  62' CF 17 Bader Al Mutawa Substitutions: FW 5 Ahmad Ajab  46' MF 21 Aziz Mashaan  62' FW 10 Khaled Khalaf  79' Manager: Goran Tufegdžić

Man of the Match: Bilal Mohammed (Qatar) Assistant referees: Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore) Haja Maidin (Singapore) Fourth official: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

China PR vs Uzbekistan

China	2–2	Uzbekistan
Yu Hai 6' Hao Junmin 56'	Report	Ahmedov 30' Geynrikh 46'

16 January 2011

19:15

Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 3,529

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

China PR

Uzbekistan

GK 1 Yang Zhi RB 7 Zhao Xuri  46' CB 5 Du Wei (c) CB 19 Yang Hao  73' LB 2 Li Xuepeng CM 17 Zhang Linpeng  90+2' CM 8 Hao Junmin  78' CM 20 Rong Hao AM 18 Gao Lin CF 14 Wang Song CF 21 Yu Hai  60' Substitutions: MF 13 Liu Jianye  46' FW 9 Yang Xu  60' MF 10 Deng Zhuoxiang  73' Manager: Gao Hongbo

GK 12 Ignatiy Nesterov RB 22 Viktor Karpenko  74' CB 4 Anzur Ismailov  55' CB 7 Aziz Haydarov  26' LB 14 Stanislav Andreev CM 18 Timur Kapadze  67' CM 9 Odil Ahmedov RW 13 Olim Navkarov  62' AM 8 Server Djeparov (c)  85' LW 15 Alexander Geynrikh CF 16 Maksim Shatskikh Substitutions: MF 17 Sanzhar Tursunov  62' DF 3 Shavkat Mullajanov  74' MF 10 Shavkat Salomov  85' Manager: Vadim Abramov

Man of the Match: Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan) Assistant referees: Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Hamed Al Mayahi (Oman) Fourth official: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Notes

External links

• 2011 AFC Asian Cup Official Site