| Date | 10 August 2008 — 17:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Shanghai Tiyuchang, Shanghai | |
| Referee | Viktor Kassai |  HUN |
| Linesman | Gábor Erős | HUN |
| Linesman | Tibor Vámos | HUN |
| 4th Official | Jair Marrufo |  USA |
| Attendance | 38,182 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Argentina |  ARG | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| – | Australia |  AUS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Argentina| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9 | Ezequiel Lavezzi | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 10 | Juan Riquelme | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 14 | Javier Mascherano | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | |||
| Forward | 15 | Lionel Messi | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 16 | Sergio Agüero | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 7 | José Sosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 11 | Ángel Di María | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 13 | Lautaro Acosta | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 4 | Pablo Zabaleta | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 5 | Fernando Gago | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 6 | Federico Fazio | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 2 | Ezequiel Garay | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Defense | 3 | Fabián Monzón | 0 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Óscar Ustari | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |||||
| Coach | Sergio Batista | |||||||||||
Australia| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10 | Archie Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 11 | David Carney | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 13 | Ruben Zadkovich | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 14 | James Troisi | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 16 | Billy Celeski | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 9 | Mark Bridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 12 | Trent McClenahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 17 | Nikita Rukavytsya | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 5 | Matt Spiranovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 7 | Neil Kilkenny | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Stuart Musialik | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 2 | Jade North | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Defense | 4 | Mark Milligan | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Adam Federici | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| Coach | Graham Arnold | |||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 (2) | Adam Federici | | yellow | ||
| 89 (2) | Mark Milligan | | yellow |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 (2) | Ezequiel Lavezzi | | 1-0 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 (2) | Sergio Agüero | | out | ||
| 61 (2) | Ángel Di María | | in | ||
| 65 (2) | James Troisi | | out | ||
| 65 (2) | Mark Bridge | | in | ||
| 72 (2) | Archie Thompson | | out | ||
| 72 (2) | Nikita Rukavytsya | | in | ||
| 81 (2) | Billy Celeski | | out | ||
| 81 (2) | Trent McClenahan | | in | ||
| 87 (2) | Ezequiel Lavezzi | | out | ||
| 87 (2) | José Sosa | | in | ||
| 90+3 (2) | Lionel Messi | | out | ||
| 90+3 (2) | Lautaro Acosta | | in |
