2010 AFC Cup final
{{Infobox football match
| team1 = Al-Qadsia
| team1association = {{flagicon|KUW|size=30px}}
| team1score = 1
| team2 = Al-Ittihad
| team2association = {{flagicon|SYR|size=30px}}
| team2score = 1
| details = Al-Ittihad won 4–2 on penalties
| date = 6 November 2010
| stadium = Jaber International Stadium
| city = Kuwait City
| man_of_the_match1a =
| man_of_the_match1atitle =
| man_of_the_match1b =
| man_of_the_match1btitle =
| referee = Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
| attendance = 58,604
| weather = Warm weather, 24*C
| previous = 2009
| next = 2011
}}
The 2010 AFC Cup Final was a football match played on Saturday, 6 November 2010 between Al-Qadsia and Al-Ittihad. It was the 7th final of the AFC Cup. The game was played at Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City.
Both finalists were eligible to compete in the play-offs for the 2011 AFC Champions League, subject to AFC's assessment for professionalism based on selected criteria.
Al-Ittihad won the game after penalties. The game was tied 1–1 after regular time and Extra Time. It was their first title.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2010/31289-al-qadsia-v-al-ittihad|title=Al Ittihad win AFC Cup|date=2010-11-06|work=the-afc.com|access-date=2010-11-06}}
Background
Both teams met already in the preliminary round. The first game ended in a scoreless draw, while Al-Qadsia won the second match 3–0, but in the second match it was already known that both sides would advance. Both teams had a hard time surviving the first knockout-stage where Al-Qadsia needed extra time to beat the Indian club Churchill Brothers while Al-Ittihad drew Al-Kuwait 1–1 after 120 minutes and won 5–4 after penalties. In the quarterfinals both teams had no bigger problems to advance to the semifinals. Al-Ittihad lost the first leg in the semifinals 0–1 against Muangthong United F.C. from Thailand but came back to win the second leg at home 2–0.{{cite web|url=http://the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2010/30994-al-ittihad-v-muangthong-united-agg|title=Al Ittihad 2-0 Muangthong United. Agg 2-1|date=2010-10-19|work=afc.com|access-date=2010-10-19}}{{dead link|date=June 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Al-Qadsia lost the first leg 2–0 and was in need of a comeback at home. In the second leg they defeated Al-Riffa 4–1 and advanced to the final.{{cite web|url=http://the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2010/30993-al-qadsia-4-1-al-riffa-agg-4-3|title=Al Qadsia 4-1 Al Riffa. Agg. 4-3|date=2010-10-19|work=afc.com|access-date=2010-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221192214/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2010/30993-al-qadsia-4-1-al-riffa-agg-4-3|archive-date=2018-12-21|url-status=dead}}
Route to the final
{{further|2010 AFC Cup}}
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| valign=top bgcolor=#99ccff
!colspan=3 style="width:1*"|Al-Qadsida !Round !colspan=3 style="width:1*"|Al-Ittihad | |||||||
| colspan="3" align=center|
{{main|2010 AFC Cup group stage#Group D|l1=2010 AFC Cup group stage: Group D}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||
| width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF !width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA !width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left"|{{flagicon|KUW}} Al-Qadsia
|6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 14 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Ittihad
|6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Nejmeh
|6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Kingfisher East Bengal
|6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 |
|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Group stage
|colspan=3 align=center|
{{main|2010 AFC Cup group stage#Group D|l1=2010 AFC Cup group stage: Group D}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||
| width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF !width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA !width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left"|{{flagicon|KUW}} Al-Qadsia
|6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 14 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Ittihad
|6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Nejmeh
|6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Kingfisher East Bengal
|6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 |
|- valign=top bgcolor=#c1e0ff
|Opponent
|Result
|Legs
|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Knockout phase
|Opponent
|Result
|Legs
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} Churchill Brothers
|2–1 (a.e.t.)
|2–1 home
|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Round of 16
|{{flagicon|KUW}} Al-Kuwait
|1–1 (5–4 p)
|1–1 away
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} Thai Port F.C.
|3–0
|3–0 home; 0–0 away
|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Quarterfinals
|{{flagicon|KUW}} Kazma
|4–2
|3–2 home; 1–0 away
|-
|{{flagicon|BHR}} Al-Riffa
|4–3
|4–1 home; 0–2 away
|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Semifinals
|{{flagicon|THA}} Muangthong United F.C.
|2–1
|2–0 home; 0–1 away
|}
Details
{{football box
|date = 6 November 2010
|time= 19:00 (UTC+3)
|team1 = Al-Qadsia {{flagicon|KUW}}
|score = 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20171221025858/http://www.the-afc.com//en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=385&matchId=3007 Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Ittihad
|goals1 = Al Enezi {{goal|29}}
|goals2 = Dyab {{goal|53}}
|stadium= Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City
|attendance= 58,604
|referee= Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
|penalties1= Al Mutawa {{pengoal}}
Al Mejmed {{pengoal}}
Al Khatib {{penmiss}}
Al Ansari {{penmiss}}
|penaltyscore= 2–4
|penalties2= {{pengoal}} Hemidi
{{pengoal}} Dyab
{{pengoal}} Dakka
{{pengoal}} Kalaji
}}
| width=92% | |
| {{Football kit
| pattern_b = | pattern_la = | pattern_ra = | pattern_sh = | pattern_so = | leftarm = FCD358 | body = FCD358 | rightarm = FCD358 | shorts = 0A0801 | socks = 0A0801 | title = Al Qadsia }} |{{Football kit | pattern_la =_redlines | pattern_b =_whiteredstriped_sides | pattern_ra =_redlines | pattern_sh =_red_stripes_adidas | leftarm =FFFFFF | body =FFFFFF | shorts =_red_stripes_adidas | socks =FFFFFF | title = Al Ittihad }} |
| width="100%"
|valign="top" width="50%"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |colspan="4"|Al-Qadsia Kuwait: | ||||
| width=25| | width=25| | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 22 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Nawaf Al Khaldi | ||
| DF | 4 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Hussain Fadel | {{yel|90}} | |
| DF | 13 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Musaed Neda | ||
| DF | 18 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Aamer Al Fadhel | ||
| DF | 28 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Mohammad Rashed | {{suboff|111}} | |
| MF | 14 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Talal Al Amer | {{sent off|2|51|75}} | |
| MF | 15 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Fahed Al Ansari | ||
| MF | 23 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Jehad Al Hussain | {{suboff|120}} | |
| MF | 39 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Abdulaziz Al Mashaan | {{yel|117}} | |
| FW | 17 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Bader Al Mutawa | ||
| FW | 27 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Hamad Al Enezi | {{yel|65}} | {{suboff|78}} |
| colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 1 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Ali Al Essa | ||
| DF | 2 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Ali Al Nemsh | {{subon|111}} | |
| DF | 11 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Ali Al Shamali | ||
| MF | 20 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Omar Buhamad | ||
| FW | 7 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Khalaf Al Salama | ||
| FW | 10 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Firas Al Khatib | {{subon|78}} | |
| FW | 30 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Soud Al Mejmed | {{subon|120}} | |
| colspan=3|Manager: | ||||
| colspan=4|{{flagicon|KUW}} Mohammed Ibrahem |
|
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|colspan="4"|Al Ittihad Aleppo: | ||||
| width=25| | width=25| | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 13 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Khaled Haj Othman | ||
| DF | 4 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Ahmad Kalasi | {{suboff|84}} | |
| DF | 5 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Omar Hemidi | ||
| DF | 6 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Majd Homsi | ||
| DF | 30 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Abdulkader Dakka | {{yel|90}} | |
| MF | 8 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Mohamad Fares | {{suboff|91}} | |
| MF | 11 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Taha Dyab | ||
| MF | 17 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Mohamad Al Hasan | {{sent off|0|90+2}} | |
| MF | 18 | {{flagicon|CMR}} Jude Kongnyuy | ||
| MF | 44 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Ahmad Haj Mohamad | {{yel|58}} | |
| FW | 9 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Tamer Rashid | {{suboff|72}} | |
| colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 1 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Yasser Jarkas | ||
| DF | 15 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Mohamad Ghabbash | ||
| DF | 20 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Salah Shahrour | {{yel|98}} | {{subon|91}} |
| MF | 14 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Radwan Kalaji | {{subon|84}} | |
| MF | 23 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Youssef Asil | ||
| MF | 31 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Ayman Salal | {{yel|119}} | {{subon|72}} |
| FW | 19 | {{flagicon|SEN}} Mouchid Iyane Ly | ||
| colspan=3|Manager: | ||||
| colspan=4|{{flagicon|Romania}} Valeriu Tița |
|}
| width=50% style="font-size: 90%"
|Assistant referees:
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See also
References
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