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2015 AFC Asian Cup Group B

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Group B of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first round of matches were played on 10 January, the second round on 14 January, and the final round on 18 January. All six group matches were played at venues in Australia. The group consisted of Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, China and North Korea.[1] China and Uzbekistan advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Saudi Arabia and North Korea were eliminated.

Teams

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Draw position Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
March 2014[nb 1] Start of event
B1  Uzbekistan Group E runners-up 19 November 2013 6th 2011 Fourth place (2011) 55 71
B2  Saudi Arabia Group C winners 15 November 2013 9th 2011 Winners (1984, 1988, 1996) 75 102
B3  China Best third-placed team 5 March 2014 11th 2011 Runners-up (1984, 2004) 98 96
B4  North Korea 2012 AFC Challenge Cup winners 19 March 2012 4th 2011 Fourth place (1980) 133 150
Notes
  1. ^ The rankings of March 2014 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4  North Korea 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

  • China PR advanced to play Australia (runner-up of Group A).
  • Uzbekistan advanced to play South Korea (winner of Group A).

Matches

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Uzbekistan vs North Korea

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Igor Sergeev netted with a fine header just after the hour mark to secure all three points for Mirjalol Qosimov's side as they look to build on their semi-final finish in Qatar in 2011. Uzbekistan controlled large swathes of the game, but were unable to make their dominance tell until Sergeev nodded in Server Djeparov's cross from the left.[2][3]

Odil Ahmedov had a chance early on through a long-range shot that went woefully wide, before Timur Kapadze's deflected header came off the post. Rain began to fall in the second half, which created difficulties for both teams. Then, Sanzhar Tursunov aimed a dangerous free kick at the North Korean goal with 10 minutes remaining, while another attempt of his was saved by Ri Myong-guk seven minutes later. Uzbekistan were almost made to pay for it when Pak Kwang-ryong made a powerful header, but Ignatiy Nesterov's stop ensured that the Central Asian representative held on to the win.[4]

Uzbekistan 1–0 North Korea
  • Sergeev 62'
Report
Attendance: 12,078
Uzbekistan
North Korea
GK 12 Ignatiy Nesterov
CB 3 Shavkat Mullajanov
CB 7 Azizbek Haydarov
CB 5 Anzur Ismailov
RM 23 Akmal Shorakhmedov Yellow card 86'
CM 18 Timur Kapadze
CM 9 Odil Ahmedov downward-facing red arrow 72'
LM 19 Vitaliy Denisov
AM 17 Sanzhar Tursunov downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
AM 8 Server Djeparov (c)
CF 11 Igor Sergeev downward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutions:
FW 4 Sardor Rashidov upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 6 Bahodir Nasimov upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 10 Jamshid Iskanderov upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Mirjalol Qosimov
GK 1 Ri Myong-guk
RB 16 Cha Jong-hyok
CB 15 Jang Kuk-chol
CB 3 Jang Song-hyok
LB 4 Jon Kwang-ik
DM 19 Ri Yong-jik Yellow card 79'
CM 9 Pak Song-chol (c)
CM 8 Ryang Yong-gi
RW 11 Jong Il-gwan
LW 17 So Hyon-uk downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 10 Pak Kwang-ryong
Substitutions:
FW 12 Om Chol-song upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Jo Tong-sop

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

Fourth official:

Fifth official:

Saudi Arabia vs China

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A late and somewhat fortunate free kick by Yu Hai proved to be the lone goal of the match as Saudi Arabia paid the price for Naif Hazazi's missed second-half penalty against Alain Perrin's side. Both China, who are looking to return to the quarter-finals for the first time since hosting the competition in 2004, and Saudi Arabia failed to qualify for the knockout phase at last edition. Three-time champions Saudi Arabia enjoyed the better moments early on with their technique-oriented game, seeing more time on the ball and pushing China deep into their own half. However, they failed to translate possession into opportunities and could not produce a single shot on target before the intermission.[6]

The second half opened gingerly before Saudi Arabia kicked it into a higher gear on the hour mark, Hazazi breaking free down the inside left channel to win a penalty off defender Ren Hang who tackled one step too late. Ren, nevertheless, was bailed out by his keeper Wang Dalei who read Hazazi well from the spot, diving to his left to deny the Saudis the lead as the Chinese half of the crowd at Brisbane Stadium erupted in joy.[7]

China nearly stung Saudi Arabia right away at the opposite end, Ren forcing a two-handed stop from Waleed Abdullah with a close-range header towards the bottom right corner of the net. The deadlock was finally broken after 80 minutes when Yu's free kick took a wicked deflection off a defender to the wrong-footed Abdullah who, despite a desperate attempt to keep Yu's effort out, saw the ball skip into his net.[8][9]

Saudi Arabia 0–1 China
Report
Attendance: 12,557
Saudi Arabia
China
GK 1 Waleed Abdullah
RB 2 Saeed Al-Muwallad Yellow card 68' downward-facing red arrow 89'
CB 3 Osama Hawsawi
CB 5 Omar Hawsawi
LB 13 Yasser Al-Shahrani
CM 14 Saud Kariri (c)
CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj Yellow card 36'
RW 6 Mustafa Al-Bassas Yellow card 71' downward-facing red arrow 84'
AM 20 Nawaf Al Abed
LW 18 Salem Al-Dawsari
CF 9 Naif Hazazi
Substitutions:
FW 10 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 8 Yahya Al-Shehri upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Romania Cosmin Olăroiu
GK 23 Wang Dalei
RB 5 Zhang Linpeng
CB 3 Mei Fang downward-facing red arrow 79'
CB 2 Ren Hang Yellow card 60'
LB 10 Zheng Zhi (c) Yellow card 34'
RM 14 Ji Xiang Yellow card 57'
CM 15 Wu Xi
CM 11 Hao Junmin downward-facing red arrow 69'
LM 21 Yu Hai
CF 17 Zhang Chengdong downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF 7 Wu Lei
Substitutions:
FW 9 Yang Xu upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 20 Yu Hanchao upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF 4 Jiang Zhipeng upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
France Alain Perrin

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

  • Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
  • Mohammadreza Abolfazli (Iran)

Fourth official:

Fifth official:

North Korea vs Saudi Arabia

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Mohammad Al-Sahlawi scored twice in quick succession just after half-time as three-time winners Saudi Arabia kept their quarter-final hopes alive after recording a 4–1 comeback win over North Korea on Wednesday. North Korea's first AFC Asian Cup goal since November 1992 scored after 11 minutes from Ryang Yong-gi had given Jo Tong-sop's side hope of bouncing back from their opening defeat by Uzbekistan in Group B. But after Naif Hazazi equalised for Saudi Arabia before half-time, Al Sahlawi's quick-fire double in the space of three second-half minutes and a late strike from Nawaf Al-Abed ensured Cosmin Olăroiu's side their first three points of the campaign having lost to China PR at the weekend and ended the quarter-final hopes of former semi-finalists North Korea. With both sides seeking their first points of the campaign at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, North Korea made an aggressive start as Sim Hyon-jin was denied twice in quick succession by Waleed Abdullah, with the first from a dipping strike from the edge of the penalty area in the seventh minute and the second a glancing header from the resulting corner.[11]

Abdullah, though, was beaten just four minutes later as Ryang followed up after the Saudi Arabia custodian could only parry Pak Kwang-ryong's dipping angled volley from Jong Il-gwan's knockdown back out towards the penalty spot. Saudi Arabia looked for an instant response as Hazazi headed agonisingly wide from inside the penalty area six minutes later as Ri Myong-guk's goal came under increasing pressure as the half progressed. And Saudi Arabia equalised eight minutes before half-time as the Green Falcons quickly worked the ball across the edge of the penalty area for Al Abed to tee-up Hazazi, who fired low through the legs of Ri Myong-guk at his near post. The goalkeeper did come to North Korea's rescue three minutes before half-time as the custodian produced a superb one-handed save low to his left to turn Al Abed's equally eye-catching turn and volley around the post.[12]

But as Saudi Arabia continued to dominate into the second half, Ri Myong-guk was again beaten seven minutes after half-time as Al Sahlawi was on hand to stab home from close range after Abdullah Al-Zori's low drilled cross had taken a fortunate deflection off Jang Kuk-chol and North Korea handed Saudi Arabia a third goal just two minutes later as Jang Song-hyok's overhit backpass caused confusion between Ri Yong-jik and Ri Myong-guk on the edge of the penalty area, and with the defender only able to drill his attempted clearance against Al Sahlawi, the striker simply rolled the ball into the empty net. Al Sahlawi had a chance to seal his hat-trick with 19 minutes remaining, but after racing clear of the North Korea backline and with only Ri Myong-guk to beat, the striker poked his effort wide shortly before being substituted.

Saudi Arabia, though, did add a fourth with 13 minutes remaining through Al-Abed, who had seen his penalty saved by Ri Myong-guk after Ri Yong-jik's sending-off in unfortunate circumstances.[13]

North Korea 1–4 Saudi Arabia
Report
North Korea
Saudi Arabia
GK 1 Ri Myong-guk
RB 16 Cha Jong-hyok downward-facing red arrow 58'
CB 15 Jang Kuk-chol
CB 3 Jang Song-hyok
LB 4 Jon Kwang-ik
DM 19 Ri Yong-jik Red card 75'
CM 9 Pak Song-chol (c) downward-facing red arrow 55'
CM 8 Ryang Yong-gi downward-facing red arrow 87'
RW 11 Jong Il-gwan Yellow card 1'
LW 13 Sim Hyon-jin Yellow card 71'
CF 10 Pak Kwang-ryong
Substitutions:
MF 21 O Hyok-chol upward-facing green arrow 55'
DF 6 Ro Hak-su upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 20 Choe Won Yellow card 90+3' upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Jo Tong-sop
GK 1 Waleed Abdullah
RB 12 Hassan Fallatah
CB 3 Osama Hawsawi
CB 5 Omar Hawsawi
LB 4 Abdullah Al-Zori
CM 14 Saud Kariri (c) downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj
RW 9 Naif Hazazi
AM 20 Nawaf Al Abed downward-facing red arrow 82'
LW 18 Salem Al-Dawsari
CF 10 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Taisir Al-Jassim upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 15 Ibrahim Ghaleb upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 19 Fahad Al-Muwallad upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Romania Cosmin Olăroiu

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

  • Hamad Al-Mayahi (Oman)
  • Abu Bakar Al-Amri (Oman)

Fourth official:

Fifth official:

China vs Uzbekistan

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China returned to the AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals after an 11-year absence with a come-from-behind 2–1 win against Uzbekistan at Brisbane Stadium, their first ever victory over Uzbekistan at any official tournament since the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, having won only once, drawn once and lost three previous encounters over the Uzbeks. 2011 edition semi-finalists Uzbekistan drew first blood midway through the opening half thanks to Odil Ahmedov, but China turned the tables on the white wolves after the break with goals from Wu Xi and substitute Sun Ke to grab the three points and the first ticket to the second round from Group B. Uzbekistan lie third behind Saudi Arabia on goal difference, with North Korea at the foot of the table. The Chinese came close to breaking the deadlock in the fifth minute, when Wu Lei surged through the middle to latch on to a cross from the left, only to miss by inches. China duly got a taste of their own medicine after 22 minutes when Ahmedov shook off Wu outside the box before letting rip a shot. Wu recovered, sliding in to attempt to block Ahmedov's shot - but only succeeded in changing the trajectory of the ball, which escaped goalkeeper Wang Dalei and bounced into the net.[15]

Uzbekistan took the lead into the break but failed to hold on, as China restored parity on 55 minutes. Striker Gao Lin set things up with a dazzling assist from the right by-line, flicking the ball into the path of Wu who atoned for his first-half deflection by firing home into the bottom left corner to make it 1–1. Alain Perrin's side then moved in front through Sun Ke. Just two minutes after coming on, Sun beat Ignatiy Nesterov fair and square from the edge of the box, curling his shot beyond the outstretched arms of the Uzbekistan custodian to hand China the advantage.[16]

China were in the ascendancy, and twice came close to extending their advantage, defender Zhang Linpeng missing a completely free shot from the centre of the penalty area and Sun failing to put away a second in a one-on-one with Nesterov. Uzbekistan could not claw their way back into the match before the Chinese supporters erupted after three minutes of stoppage time and the final whistle.[17]

China 2–1 Uzbekistan
Report
China
Uzbekistan
GK 23 Wang Dalei
RB 5 Zhang Linpeng
CB 3 Mei Fang
CB 2 Ren Hang Yellow card 35'
LB 4 Jiang Zhipeng
DM 10 Zheng Zhi (c)
RM 17 Zhang Chengdong downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 15 Wu Xi
LM 21 Yu Hai downward-facing red arrow 46'
SS 7 Wu Lei
CF 18 Gao Lin downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Hao Junmin upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 16 Sun Ke upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 19 Liu Binbin upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
France Alain Perrin
GK 12 Ignatiy Nesterov
CB 3 Shavkat Mullajanov Yellow card 18' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 7 Azizbek Haydarov
CB 5 Anzur Ismailov
RM 23 Akmal Shorakhmedov
CM 18 Timur Kapadze
CM 9 Odil Ahmedov
LM 19 Vitaliy Denisov
AM 17 Sanzhar Tursunov downward-facing red arrow 71'
AM 8 Server Djeparov (c) downward-facing red arrow 62'
CF 11 Igor Sergeev
Substitutions:
DF 20 Islom Tukhtakhodjaev upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 4 Sardor Rashidov upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 15 Jasur Hasanov upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Mirjalol Qosimov

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

Fourth official:

Fifth official:

Uzbekistan vs Saudi Arabia

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Sardor Rashidov scored twice as Uzbekistan set up a quarter-final match with South Korea after securing a crucial 3–1 win over Saudi Arabia. Uzbekistan had to win to deny Saudi Arabia a place in the last eight and they enjoyed the ideal start at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium as the 23-year-old winger netted inside the opening two minutes. Mohammad Al-Sahlawi did pull Saudi Arabia level from the penalty spot on the hour mark, but after substitute Vokhid Shodiev restored Uzbekistan's advantage 11 minutes later, Rashidov's second of the night with just over 10 minutes remaining saw Mirjalol Qosimov's side secure a fourth consecutive quarter-finals appearance.[19]

Needing to win to progress from Group B alongside table-toppers China PR, Mirjalol Qosimov made five changes following Wednesday's defeat by China, with captain Server Djeparov, Sanzhar Tursunov, Igor Sergeev, Timur Kapadze and Akmal Shorakhmedov relegated to the bench. And it was one of their replacements who handed Uzbekistan the ideal start inside 90 seconds as Rashidov charged into the penalty area following poor defending by Saudi Arabia, coupled with a fortunate deflection, before coolly guiding his strike through the legs of goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah at his near post.[20]

Uzbekistan remained on top as the half progressed against a shell-shocked Saudi Arabia who continued to struggle to settle into the contest with Cosmin Olăroiu's side, who showed one change from their win over North Korea last time out, only needing a draw to progress at the expense of their opponents. Saudi Arabia did enjoy a brighter end to the first half, although Uzbekistan goalkeeper Ignatiy Nesterov remained largely untested. The tight nature of the contest continued at the start of the second half, although despite Uzbekistan enjoying the greater share of possession, Saudi Arabia goalkeeper Abdullah was also enjoying a quiet evening following the early goal but the game suddenly swung Saudi Arabia's way on the hour mark as Al-Sahlawi confidently beat Nesterov from the penalty spot after Vitaliy Denisov had been adjudged to have bundled over Naif Hazazi inside the area as the pair challenged to meet Abdullah Al-Zori's left-wing cross.[21]

Saudi Arabia, though, were back on level terms for just 11 minutes as Shodiev, who replaced Jamshid Iskanderov shortly after the equaliser, out-jumped Yasser Al-Shahrani to meet Shavkat Mullajanov's right wing cross, and the striker guided his header back across the face and goal and into the bottom corner with Abdullah rooted to the spot. And with Saudi Arabia pushing forward, Rashidov was found in space on the near side by Jasur Khasanov's superb cross field pass and the midfielder beat exposed goalkeeper Abdullah from inside the penalty area to double Uzbekistan's lead and hand 2007 finalists Saudi Arabia a second consecutive group stage exit.[22]

Uzbekistan 3–1 Saudi Arabia
Report
Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia
GK 12 Ignatiy Nesterov
RB 14 Shukhrat Mukhammadiev Yellow card 53' downward-facing red arrow 87'
CB 3 Shavkat Mullajanov
CB 5 Anzur Ismailov Yellow card 58'
LB 19 Vitaliy Denisov Yellow card 59'
DM 7 Azizbek Haydarov
RM 10 Jamshid Iskanderov downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM 9 Odil Ahmedov (c)
LM 15 Jasur Hasanov
SS 4 Sardor Rashidov downward-facing red arrow 89'
CF 6 Bahodir Nasimov
Substitutions:
FW 16 Vokhid Shodiev Yellow card 78' upward-facing green arrow 66'
DF 23 Akmal Shorakhmedov upward-facing green arrow 87'
MF 17 Sanzhar Tursunov upward-facing green arrow 89'
MF 22 Farrukh Sayfiev Yellow card
Manager:
Mirjalol Qosimov
GK 1 Waleed Abdullah
RB 4 Abdullah Al-Zori
CB 3 Osama Hawsawi Yellow card 90+2'
CB 5 Omar Hawsawi
LB 13 Yasser Al-Shahrani
CM 14 Saud Kariri (c) downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj
RW 9 Naif Hazazi
AM 20 Nawaf Al-Abed downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
LW 18 Salem Al-Dawsari Yellow card 62' downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 10 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Yellow card 68'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Taisir Al-Jassim upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 8 Yahya Al-Shehri upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 19 Fahad Al-Muwallad upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Romania Cosmin Olăroiu

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

Fourth official:

Fifth official:

China vs North Korea

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Sun Ke's brace saw quarter-final bound China complete their first-ever 100-percent record in the group stages of the AFC Asian Cup, after the Group B winners edged North Korea 2–1 at Canberra Stadium. With hosts Australia awaiting in the quarter-finals at Brisbane Stadium, China were set on the way within the first minute by Sun, before he added his second shortly before the interval.[24]

A Gao Lin own-goal did see North Korea pull one back and So Hyon-uk hit the frame of the goal late on as the Chollima pressed hard for an equaliser, but China were eventually able to see out the third straight win of their campaign. Both sides had entered the final round of fixtures with their destiny's already confirmed with China guaranteed to top the table following wins over Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, while North Korea's campaign had been prematurely ended following defeats by the same opposition. China coach Alain Perrin stuck to his promise of going for a third successive win by selecting eight of the side who started in the 2–1 win over Uzbekistan, amongst them match-winning substitute Sun making his first start.

For North Korea, midfielder O Hyok-chol and defender Ro Hak-su lined-up for the first time with Ri Yong-jik suspended after his sending-off against Saudi Arabia in the 4–1 defeat on 14 January. Canberra Stadium had seen the UAE's Ali Mabkhout score the AFC Asian Cup's fastest ever goal after 14 seconds in the previous fixture against Bahrain and Australia's capital was witness to an explosive start for a second consecutive match. Mei Fang's long ball up from the back was not dealt with by the North Korea backline and Sun nipped in to tuck the ball between the legs of North Korea goalkeeper Ri Myong-guk within the game's opening minute. Emboldened by the early lead China dominated for large periods of the first half, although North Korea did have a few efforts from distance with O Hyok-chol and Jon Kwang-ik having a go from range. And on 39 minutes, Jong Il-gwan had a glorious chance to equalise after his give-and-go with O Hyok-chol saw him put through on goal but the stretching striker could only lift his shot well over Wang Dalei's crossbar.

The miss was costly as just three minutes later China went two up with Sun again on the scoresheet. Jiang Zhipeng found himself in space on the flank and his curling cross from the left-side was met with a diving header from Sun at the back post that Ri couldn't keep out. The advantage could have been three just before half-time, too, as Yu Hai's chipped effort lofted over Ri but not Jon on the line who cleared. In the second half, though, North Korea came out determined to haul themselves back into the game and they reduced the deficit 11 minutes after the restart. Pak Kwang-ryong's cross reached Jong in the right-hand side of the area and although the striker's shot was blocked on the line by Zhang Linpeng, the defender's attempted clearance ricocheted off the back of the unsuspecting Gao and into the net. And Jong could have made the scores even just two minutes later as he met Ro's cross with a leaping header from the penalty spot but his attempt soared narrowly over. North Korea continued their second half renaissance and on the 81st minute a scooped pass from Sim Hyon-jin was met on the volley from So and his pile-driver from 25 yards out hit the crossbar at full force with Wang beaten. Jo Tong-sop's side continued to press China in the final minutes but they were unable to make a breakthrough and exited the tournament pointless for the first time in their AFC Asian Cup history.[25]

China 2–1 North Korea
Report
Attendance: 18,457
China
North Korea
GK 23 Wang Dalei
CB 10 Zheng Zhi (c) downward-facing red arrow 53'
CB 3 Mei Fang
CB 8 Cai Huikang Yellow card 66'
RWB 5 Zhang Linpeng downward-facing red arrow 81'
LWB 4 Jiang Zhipeng Yellow card 17'
CM 17 Zhang Chengdong
CM 11 Hao Junmin
CM 21 Yu Hai
SS 16 Sun Ke downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 18 Gao Lin
Substitutions:
FW 20 Yu Hanchao upward-facing green arrow 53'
MF 15 Wu Xi upward-facing green arrow 70'
DF 6 Li Ang upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
France Alain Perrin
GK 1 Ri Myong-guk
RB 6 Ro Hak-su
CB 15 Jang Kuk-chol
CB 3 Jang Song-hyok
LB 4 Jon Kwang-ik
CM 9 Pak Song-chol (c) downward-facing red arrow 35'
CM 8 Ryang Yong-gi
RW 11 Jong Il-gwan
AM 21 O Hyok-chol downward-facing red arrow 80'
LW 13 Sim Hyon-jin
CF 10 Pak Kwang-ryong downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Han Song-hyok upward-facing green arrow 35'
FW 17 So Hyon-uk upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 20 Choe Won upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Jo Tong-sop

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

Fourth official:

Fifth official:

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