Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Men

Matches

13/08/2008

Netherlands Japan

1:0

1:0 (0:0)

Gerald SIBON (73' PEN)

Match 17

Shenyang
Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium

Referee: Hector BALDASSI (ARG)

Summary

Sibon penalty enough for Oranje

A 74th-minute penalty from Gerald Sibon proved enough for Netherlands to beat Japan and earn a quarter-final meeting with Argentina.

NED

JPN

18 Kenneth VERMEER (GK) $.img{src:'/s/216757.png'} NED18 Kenneth VERMEER	1 (GK) Shusaku NISHIKAWA $.img{src:'/s/214581.png'} JPN1 Shusaku NISHIKAWA
3 Dirk MARCELLIS $.img{src:'/s/232771.png'} NED3 Dirk MARCELLIS	2 Hajime HOSOGAI $.img{src:'/s/233498.png'} JPN2 Hajime HOSOGAI
4 Kew JALIENS $.img{src:'/s/217301.png'} NED4 Kew JALIENS	3 Maya YOSHIDA $.img{src:'/s/271253.png'} JPN3 Maya YOSHIDA
7 Jonathan DE GUZMAN $.img{src:'/s/298677.png'} NED7 Jonathan DE GUZMAN (-90' )	4 (C) Hiroki MIZUMOTO $.img{src:'/s/214584.png'} JPN4 Hiroki MIZUMOTO
8 Urby EMANUELSON $.img{src:'/s/216718.png'} NED8 Urby EMANUELSON	5 Yuto NAGATOMO $.img{src:'/s/291372.png'} JPN5 Yuto NAGATOMO
9 Roy MAKAAY (C) $.img{src:'/s/177717.png'} NED9 Roy MAKAAY	6 Masato MORISHIGE $.img{src:'/s/268594.png'} JPN6 Masato MORISHIGE
10 Gerald SIBON $.img{src:'/s/217316.png'} NED10 Gerald SIBON (-75' )	8 (-80' ) Keisuke HONDA $.img{src:'/s/233500.png'} JPN8 Keisuke HONDA
11 Ryan BABEL $.img{src:'/s/216733.png'} NED11 Ryan BABEL	9 Yohei TOYODA $.img{src:'/s/214601.png'} JPN9 Yohei TOYODA
12 Hedwiges MADURO $.img{src:'/s/216720.png'} NED12 Hedwiges MADURO (-61' )	10 Yohei KAJIYAMA $.img{src:'/s/214594.png'} JPN10 Yohei KAJIYAMA
13 Calvin JONG-A-PIN $.img{src:'/s/291380.png'} NED13 Calvin JONG-A-PIN	11 (-86' ) Shinji OKAZAKI $.img{src:'/s/286278.png'} JPN11 Shinji OKAZAKI
15 Royston DRENTHE $.img{src:'/s/291376.png'} NED15 Royston DRENTHE	12 (-80' ) Hiroyuki TANIGUCHI $.img{src:'/s/285693.png'} JPN12 Hiroyuki TANIGUCHI

Substitute(s)

1 Piet VELTHUIZEN $.img{src:'/s/297119.png'} NED1 Piet VELTHUIZEN	7 Atsuto UCHIDA $.img{src:'/s/268474.png'} JPN7 Atsuto UCHIDA
2 Gianni ZUIVERLOON $.img{src:'/s/216790.png'} NED2 Gianni ZUIVERLOON (+75')	13 Michihiro YASUDA $.img{src:'/s/268478.png'} JPN13 Michihiro YASUDA
5 Erik PIETERS $.img{src:'/s/238041.png'} NED5 Erik PIETERS (+90')	14 (+80') Shinji KAGAWA $.img{src:'/s/268596.png'} JPN14 Shinji KAGAWA
6 Kees LUIJCKX $.img{src:'/s/291413.png'} NED6 Kees LUIJCKX	15 (+80') Takayuki MORIMOTO $.img{src:'/s/214612.png'} JPN15 Takayuki MORIMOTO
14 Evander SNO $.img{src:'/s/291419.png'} NED14 Evander SNO	16 Takuya HONDA $.img{src:'/s/279072.png'} JPN16 Takuya HONDA
16 Roy BEERENS $.img{src:'/s/291373.png'} NED16 Roy BEERENS	17 (+86') Tadanari LEE $.img{src:'/s/286276.png'} JPN17 Tadanari LEE
17 Otman BAKKAL $.img{src:'/s/233174.png'} NED17 Otman BAKKAL (+61')	18 Kaito YAMAMOTO $.img{src:'/s/233463.png'} JPN18 Kaito YAMAMOTO

Coaches

Foppe DE HAAN (NED)

(JPN) Yasuharu SORIMACHI

Officials

Referee: Hector BALDASSI (ARG)Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo CASAS (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Hernan MAIDANA (ARG)Fourth official: Roberto MORENO (PAN)

Photos

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Quotes

“We knew we had to win, and that was our only aim. My players are aware of what a game like this means. Now we’re through to the quarter-finals.” Netherlands coach Foppe de Haan.

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Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Men

Matches

NetherlandsJapan

Summary

Line-up

NED18

JPN1

NED3

JPN2

NED4

JPN3

NED7

JPN4

NED8

JPN5

NED9

JPN6

NED10

JPN8

NED11

JPN9

NED12

JPN10

NED13

JPN11

NED15

JPN12

Substitute(s)

NED1

JPN7

NED2

JPN13

NED5

JPN14

NED6

JPN15

NED14

JPN16

NED16

JPN17

NED17

JPN18

Coaches

Officials

Photos

Quotes

Netherlands Japan