2011 FIFA Club World Cup final

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2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final
Event 2011 FIFA Club World Cup
Date 18 December 2011
Venue International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama[1]
Man of the Match Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Referee Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)[1]
Attendance 68,166[1]
Weather Clear night
9 °C (48 °F)
42% humidity
2010
2012

The 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament hosted by Japan. It was the eighth final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organized tournament between the champion clubs from each of the six continental confederations as well as the league winner from the host nation.

The final was played between CONMEBOL's champion Santos and UEFA's champion Barcelona.[2][3][4] Barcelona defeated Santos 4–0 and won their second FIFA Club World Cup, two years after they won their first one in 2009.[5]

The match was billed as a showdown between Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and the 19-year-old Santos forward Neymar.[6] Messi won the duel by scoring two goals in the final and being named man of the match as well as player of the tournament.[7][8]

Road to final

Brazil Santos Team Spain Barcelona
CONMEBOL Confederation UEFA
Winner of the 2011 Copa Libertadores Qualification Winner of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League
- Play-off round -
- Quarter-finals -
3–1 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
(Neymar Goal 19', Borges Goal 24', Danilo Goal 63')
Semi-finals 4–0 Qatar Al-Sadd
(Adriano Goal 25'43', Keita Goal 64', Maxwell Goal 81')

Team news

Barcelona forward David Villa missed the final after he broke his shinbone in the semi-final victory over Al-Sadd.[9] He was injured six minutes before half-time after appearing to land awkwardly; Barcelona announced after the match that he had suffered a "fracture to the tibia in his left leg" that could see him sidelined for four to five months.[10]

Match

Lionel Messi in action during the match

Summary

In the first half, Barcelona were extremely dominant.[11] Messi and Thiago forced saves from Santos keeper Rafael Cabral in the 12th minute.[12] Messi then scored with a chip over Cabral in the 17th minute.[12] Seven minutes later, Xavi scored a second with a strike from just inside the penalty area.[11] Santos came back with a short-range effort by Borges that was saved by Barcelona keeper Víctor Valdés, before Cesc Fàbregas hit the post two minutes later and then scored Barcelona's third goal just before the half ended.[12]

In the second half, Santos improved[7] and teenage star Neymar finally had a chance for Santos in the 57th minute when he was one-on-one with Valdés, but the shot was saved.[12] Barcelona's Daniel Alves hit the post in the 79th minute, before Messi rounded the goalkeeper in the 82nd minute to cap the scoring with his second goal.[12]

Details

18 December 2011
19:30 JST
Santos Brazil 0–4 Spain Barcelona
Report Messi Goal 17'82'
Xavi Goal 24'
Fàbregas Goal 45'
Santos
Barcelona
GK 1 Brazil Rafael Cabral
RB 14 Brazil Bruno Rodrigo
CB 2 Brazil Edu Dracena (c) Booked 74'
CB 6 Brazil Durval
LB 3 Brazil Léo
RM 4 Brazil Danilo Substituted off 31'
CM 7 Brazil Henrique
LM 5 Brazil Arouca
RW 10 Brazil Ganso Booked 73' Substituted off 83'
LW 11 Brazil Neymar
CF 9 Brazil Borges Substituted off 79'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Brazil Elano Substituted in 31'
FW 19 Brazil Alan Kardec Substituted in 79'
MF 18 Brazil Ibson Substituted in 83'
Manager:
Brazil Muricy Ramalho
Santos vs Barcelona 2011-12-18.svg
GK 1 Spain Víctor Valdés
RB 5 Spain Carles Puyol (c) Substituted off 85'
CB 3 Spain Gerard Piqué Booked 39' Substituted off 56'
LB 22 France Éric Abidal
DM 16 Spain Sergio Busquets
CM 6 Spain Xavi
CM 8 Spain Andrés Iniesta
AM 4 Spain Cesc Fàbregas
RW 2 Brazil Dani Alves
LW 11 Spain Thiago Alcântara Substituted off 79'
CF 10 Argentina Lionel Messi
Substitutions:
MF 14 Argentina Javier Mascherano Booked 71' Substituted in 56'
FW 17 Spain Pedro Substituted in 79'
DF 24 Spain Andreu Fontàs Substituted in 85'
Manager:
Spain Pep Guardiola

Man of the Match
Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)[1]
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)[1]
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)[1]
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)[1]

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

References

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