South Korea vs Bahrain
Asian Cup 2011- Group C
Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Final score :- South Korea 2-1 Bahrain (Ja-Cheol Koo*2/ Faouzi Aaish penalty)
South Korea got off to a winning start in this Group C clash against Bahrain after seeing Australia beat India 4-0 in the first Group Fixture thanks to a brace from Ja-Cheol Koo.
India vs Australia
Group C- January 10, 2011-Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
AFC Asian Cup 2011.
Full time score and final result :- India 0-4 Australia ( Tim Cahill 11′, 64′, Harry Kewell 25′, Brett Holman 45′)
You’d be forgiven for thinking that it must be a cricket match, for that is the sport where you see India vs Australia the most. This fixture, a football one, came in the 2011 Asian Cup, with the Socceroos thrashing the Indians, as was expected. Three goals for Australia came in the first half and one in the second. Everton’s Tim Cahill bagged a brace for Australia.
Kuwait 0-2 China (Zhang Linpeng, Deng Zhuoxiang)
China caused one of the upsets of the tournament when they beat current Gulf Cup champions Kuwait 2-0 in Group A on January 8, 2011. Kuwait also finished the game with ten following a Mesaed Nada red card.