| Date | 7 August 2008 — 19:45 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Shanghai Tiyuchang, Shanghai | |
| Referee | Wolfgang Stark |  GER |
| Linesman | Volker Wezel | GER |
| Linesman | Jan-Hendrik Salver | GER |
| 4th Official | Thomas Einwaller |  AUT |
| Attendance | 43,266 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Argentina |  ARG | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| – | Côte d'Ivoire |  CIV | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Argentina| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10 | Juan Riquelme | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 12 | Nicolás Pareja | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 14 | Javier Mascherano | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | |||
| Forward | 15 | Lionel Messi | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 16 | Sergio Agüero | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 7 | José Sosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 13 | Lautaro Acosta | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 4 | Pablo Zabaleta | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 5 | Fernando Gago | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 9 | Ezequiel Lavezzi | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 11 | Ángel Di María | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Defense | 2 | Ezequiel Garay | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Defense | 3 | Fabián Monzón | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Óscar Ustari | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |||||
| Coach | Sergio Batista | |||||||||||
Côte d'Ivoire| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8 | Salomon Kalou | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 12 | Mamadou Bagayoko | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 14 | Gervais Kouassi | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 17 | Antoine N'Gossan | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 18 | Sekou Cissé | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 9 | Franck Dja Djedje | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 11 | Anthony Moura-Komenan | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 5 | Brou Angoua | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 6 | Hervé Kambou | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 7 | Kafoumba Coulibaly | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | |||
| Defense | 2 | Serges Wawa | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 3 | Ousman Diarrassouba | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Vincent Angban | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | |||||
| Coach | Gérard Gili | |||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 (1) | Salomon Kalou | | yellow | ||
| 59 (2) | Hervé Kambou | | yellow | ||
| 62 (2) | Sergio Agüero | | yellow | ||
| 75 (2) | Juan Riquelme | | yellow |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 (1) | Lionel Messi | | 1-0 | ||
| 53 (2) | Sekou Cissé | | 1-1 | ||
| 86 (2) | Lautaro Acosta | | 2-1 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 (2) | Ezequiel Lavezzi | | out | ||
| 63 (2) | Antoine N'Gossan | | out | ||
| 63 (2) | Ángel Di María | | in | ||
| 63 (2) | Franck Dja Djedje | | in | ||
| 74 (2) | Sekou Cissé | | out | ||
| 74 (2) | Anthony Moura-Komenan | | in | ||
| 80 (2) | Sergio Agüero | | out | ||
| 80 (2) | Lautaro Acosta | | in | ||
| 90+4 (2) | Lionel Messi | | out | ||
| 90+4 (2) | José Sosa | | in |
