| | Top level | Event type
Football, Men – Match #3
| Date | 10 August 2008 — 17:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Tianjin Aolinpike Zhongxin Tiyuchang, Tianjin | |
| Referee | Masoud Moradi |  IRI |
| Linesman | Hassan Kamranifar | IRI |
| Linesman | Luay Subhi |  IRQ |
| 4th Official | Khalil Galal |  KSA |
| Attendance | 42,592 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Nigeria |  NGR | 2 | |
| – | Japan |  JPN | 1 |
Nigeria
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Penalty Kicks | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10 | Promise Isaac | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Solomon Okoronkwo | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Femi Ajilore | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 13 | Olubayo Adefemi | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 14 | Peter Odemwingie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 7 | Chinedu Ogbuke | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Victor Anichebe | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 5 | Dele Adeleye | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Sani Kaita | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 9 | Victor Obinna | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 17 | Emmanuel Ekpo | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Chibuzor Okonkwo | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Onyekachi Apam | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Ambruse Vanzekin | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Coach | Samson Siasia | ||||||||||||||||
Japan
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Penalty Kicks | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12 | Hiroyuki Taniguchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 13 | Michihiro Yasuda | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 14 | Shinji Kagawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Takuya Honda | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Tadanari Ri | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 9 | Yohei Toyoda | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Shinji Okazaki | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 6 | Masato Morishige | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 7 | Atsuto Uchida | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Keisuke Honda | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Hajime Hosogai | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Hiroki Mizumoto | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Defense | 10 | Yohei Kajiyama | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Shusaku Nishikawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | – | – | – | 19 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Coach | Yasuharu Sorimachi | ||||||||||||||||
Cards
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 (1) | Chibuzor Okonkwo | | yellow | |
| 57 (2) | Hajime Hosogai | | yellow | |
| 59 (2) | Olubayo Adefemi | | yellow | |
| 84 (2) | Takuya Honda | | yellow | |
| 90 (2) | Onyekachi Apam | | yellow |
Goals
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 (2) | Victor Obinna | | 1-0 | |
| 74 (2) | Victor Anichebe | | 2-0 | |
| 79 (2) | Yohei Toyoda | | 2-1 |
Subs
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 (2) | Peter Odemwingie | | out | |
| 62 (2) | Victor Anichebe | | in | |
| 63 (2) | Shinji Kagawa | | out | |
| 63 (2) | Tadanari Ri | | out | |
| 63 (2) | Yohei Toyoda | | in | |
| 63 (2) | Shinji Okazaki | | in | |
| 73 (2) | Promise Isaac | | out | |
| 73 (2) | Chinedu Ogbuke | | in | |
| 75 (2) | Hajime Hosogai | | out | |
| 75 (2) | Yohei Kajiyama | | in | |
| 77 (2) | Victor Obinna | | out | |
| 77 (2) | Emmanuel Ekpo | | in |