Kuwait lost their first game of the 2011 Asian Cup 2-0 to China, and one of the reasons for their loss was this red card to defender Mesaed Nada in the 35th minute.
Nada sticks his foot into the groin of China striker Yang Xu and gets a red card from the referee.
Video-Mesaed Nada red card- Kuwait vs China Asian Cup 2011.
As far as first goals of tournaments come, they cannot get better than this. This superb Odil Akhmedov goal against Qatar for Uzbekistan was the first goal of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. Uzbekistan won the game 2-0 in Doha.
An absolute cracker of a goal from Odil Akhmedov, from a good 30 metres out.
Video-Odil Akhmedov goal against Qatar
Qatar vs Uzbekistan
January 7, 2011
AFC Asian Cup 2011- Group A- Opening game of Asian Cup.
Final score :- Qatar 0-2 Uzbekistan ( Akhmedov, Djeparov)
The first game of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup saw hosts Qatar take on Uzbekistan in Doha.