2011 Premier League Asia Trophy#Third-place playoff
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Premier League Asia Trophy
| year = 2011
| other_titles =
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| dates = 27 July – 30 July
| city = Hong Kong
| num_teams = 4
| confederations = 2
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea
| count = 2
| second_other = {{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa
| third_other = {{flagicon|ENG}} Blackburn Rovers
| fourth_other = {{flagicon|HKG}} Kitchee
| matches = 4
| goals = 10
| top_scorer = Nine players
(1 goal each)
| player = {{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Lampard
| winners = Chelsea
| prevseason= 2009
| nextseason= 2013
}}
The 2011 Premier League Asia Trophy was the fifth edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy. Chelsea, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers and Hong Kong club Kitchee competed for the title on 27 July 2011 and 30 July 2011 in Hong Kong Stadium.{{cite web|url=http://origin-www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2363748,00.html|title=Kitchee relishing Chelsea challenge|publisher=Premier League official website|date=2011-05-20|accessdate=2014-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024930/http://origin-www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2363748,00.html|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status = dead|df=}} The winners were Chelsea, beating Aston Villa 2–0 in the final.
Results
{{Round4-with third
|27 July – Hong Kong|{{flagicon|HKG}} Kitchee|0|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea|4
|27 July – Hong Kong|{{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa|1|{{flagicon|ENG}} Blackburn Rovers|0
|30 July – Hong Kong|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea|2|{{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa|0
|30 July – Hong Kong|{{flagicon|HKG}} Kitchee|0|{{flagicon|ENG}} Blackburn Rovers|3
}}
= Semifinals =
All kick-off times are local (UTC+08:00).
{{footballbox
| date= 27 July 2011
| time= 18:00
| team1= Aston Villa {{flagicon|ENG}}
| score= 1–0
| report= [http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/9162759.FULL_TIME__Blackburn_Rovers_0_Aston_Villa_1/ Report]
| team2= {{flagicon|ENG}} Blackburn Rovers
| goals1= Bent {{goal|49}}
| goals2=
| stadium= Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po
| referee= Ng Chiu Kok
}}
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{{footballbox
| date= 27 July 2011
| time= 20:30
| team1= Kitchee {{flagicon|HKG}}
| score= 0–4
| report= [http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2403522 Report]
| team2= {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea
| goals1=
| goals2= Lampard {{goal|37}}
Luzardo {{goal|50|o.g.}}
Drogba {{goal|61}}
Sturridge {{goal|78}}
| stadium= Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po
| referee= Phil Dowd
}}
= Third-place playoff =
{{footballbox
| date = 30 July 2011
| time = 18:00
| team1 = Kitchee {{flagicon|HKG}}
| score= 0–3
| report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120102042217/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~2405739%2C00.html Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Blackburn Rovers
| goals1=
| goals2= Formica {{goal|15}}
Dunn {{goal|70}}
Blackman {{goal|86|pen.}}
| stadium= Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po
| attendance=38,911
| referee= Phil Dowd
}}
= Final =
{{footballbox
| date = 30 July 2011
| time = 20:30
| team1 =Chelsea {{flagicon|ENG}}
| score= 2–0
| report=[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jul/30/chelsea-aston-villa-barclays-asia-cup Report]
| team2 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa
| goals1= McEachran {{goal|1}}
Torres {{goal|58}}
| goals2=
| stadium= Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po
| attendance=38,911
| referee= Mike Dean
}}
| width=92%
|{{Football kit |pattern_la = _chelsea1112h |pattern_b = _chelsea1112h |pattern_ra = _chelsea1112h |pattern_sh = _chelsea1112h |pattern_so = _grash0607h |leftarm = 0000FF |body = 0000FF |rightarm = 0000FF |shorts = 0000FF |socks = FFFFFF |title = Chelsea}} |{{Football kit |pattern_la = |pattern_b = _astonvilla1112h |pattern_ra = |pattern_sh = _astonvilla1112h |pattern_so = _astonvilla1112hl | leftarm = 80bfff | body = | rightarm = 80bfff | shorts = | socks = |title = Aston Villa }} |
Ticket sales
Ticket prices for each match day in Hong Kong dollars (with all British prices an approximation) were: $130 (£10), $210 (£16.50), $270 (£21), $330 (£26), $460 (£36).
Ticket sales started from 1 June 2011 at Hong Kong Football Association and online at www.cityline.com.{{cite web |url=http://www.proevents.com/news.php?news_archive=N&pk_news_id=199&lang_var=e|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328050640/http://www.proevents.com/news.php?news_archive=N&pk_news_id=199&lang_var=e|archivedate=28 March 2012|title=Barclays Asia Trophy 2011 Hong Kong Tickets Go On Sale|publisher=ProEvents|date=1 June 2011|accessdate=28 June 2014}} More than two thirds of the 80,000 tickets available were purchased by Hong Kong football fans after just five days.[http://origin-www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2372574,00.html Barclays Asia Trophy ticket sales soar - Hong Kong football fans are showing their appetite for the Barclays Premier League] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043401/http://origin-www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2372574,00.html |date=2016-03-04 }} PremierLeague.com 7 June 2011
Goalscorers
;1 goal
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- {{flagicon|ARG}} Mauro Formica
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Darren Bent
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Lampard
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Daniel Sturridge
- {{flagicon|ENG}} David Dunn
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Blackman
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Josh McEachran
- {{flagicon|CIV}} Didier Drogba
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Torres
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;1 own goal
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- {{flagicon|ESP}} Ubay Luzardo ({{small|playing against Chelsea}})
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References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.facebook.com/BarclaysAsiaTrophy The Barclays Asia Trophy Facebook page]
{{Premier League Asia Trophy}}
{{Friendly tournaments 2011}}