2008 Suruga Bank Championship
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The 2008 Suruga Bank Championship
is the inaugural match between the winners of the previous season's J. League Cup
and the Copa Sudamericana
. It was contested by the 2007 J. League Cup
winner Japanese club Gamba Osaka
and the 2007 Copa Sudamericana
champion Argentine club Arsenal
.
The match was won by Arsenal after a late second-half header by Carlos Casteglione off a corner kick
by Javier Yacuzzi
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Suruga Bank Championship
The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship Final, officially called the Suruga Bank Championship , is an annual intercontinental football match contested by the reigning champions of the J. League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana.-History:...
is the inaugural match between the winners of the previous season's J. League Cup
J. League Cup
J. League Cup is a Japanese football competition organized by J. League. It is also known as Yamazaki Nabisco Cup or Nabisco Cup because confectionery/bakery company Yamazaki Nabisco have sponsored the competition since its inception in 1992.It is generally regarded as the Japanese equivalent to...
and the Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
. It was contested by the 2007 J. League Cup
J. League Cup 2007
The 2007 edition of the J. League Cup sponsored by Nabisco began on March 21 with reigning champions JEF United seeking to claim their 3rd successive crown. This would equal the record set by Verdy Kawasaki when the competition began in 1992. The top 4 teams of each qualifying group automatically...
winner Japanese club Gamba Osaka
Gamba Osaka
is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70...
and the 2007 Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana 2007
The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams; 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF. CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the best three of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007; the fourth North American club was the...
champion Argentine club Arsenal
Arsenal de Sarandí
Arsenal Fútbol Club, usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí, is a football club from the Sarandí neighbourhood in the city of Avellaneda, Argentina, which was founded in 1957 by the Grondona brothers. Arsenal currently plays in the top tier of Argentine football, the Primera División Argentina....
.
The match was won by Arsenal after a late second-half header by Carlos Casteglione off a corner kick
Corner kick
A corner kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football. It was first devised in Sheffield under the Sheffield Rules 1867...
by Javier Yacuzzi
Javier Yacuzzi
Javier Orlando Yacuzzi is an Argentine football defender, he currently plays for Club Tijuana of the Mexican Liga de Ascenso....
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Summary
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | GAMBA OSAKA: | |||
| GK | 22 |  Yosuke FujigayaYosuke Fujigaya is a Japanese footballer who plays for Gamba Osaka.-Honors:* AFC Champions League - 2008* Pan Pacific Championship - 2008* J. League Division 1 - 2005* Emperor's Cup - 2008, 2009* J. League Cup - 2007-Club career stats:Last update: 30 January 2010... |
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| DF | 2 | Sota Nakazawa |
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| DF | 5 | Satoshi Yamaguchi Satoshi Yamaguchi is a Japanese footballer from Takaoka in Kōchi, Japan. He plays the defender position. Yamaguchi joined the J. League Division 1 in 1996, with JEF United Ichihara... (c) |
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| DF | 19 | Takumi Shimohira |
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| DF | 21 | Akira Kaji |
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| MF | 10 | Takahiro Futagawa Takahiro Futagawa is a Japanese footballer who plays for Japanese club Gamba Osaka. He is a playmaker who is noted for his exceptional skills and scoring spectacular goals.-Team honors:*AFC Champions League - 2008*Pan-Pacific Championship - 2008*J. League Division 1 - 2005... |
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| MF | 16 | Hayato Sasaki |
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| MF | 17 | Tomokazu Myojin Tomokazu Myojin is a Japanese football midfielder.He was capped 26 times and scored 3 goals for the Japanese national team between 2000 and 2002. He played three games at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He was also a part of the Japanese 2000 Summer Olympics squad.-Statistics:... |
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| MF | 27 | Hideo Hashimoto Hideo Hashimoto is a Japanese football player. His place of birth is Osaka. He is a defensive midfielder who plays for Gamba Osaka. Hashimoto is an Osaka City University graduate.-Career:... |
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| FW | 9 |  LucasLucas Severino Lucas Severino is a former Brazilian U-23 international football striker. He played for the Brazilian national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia. In 2000, he moved to French side Stade Rennais FC with the transfer fee of 21 million euros. In 2004, after an unsuccessful period in... |
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| FW | 30 | Masato Yamazaki Masato Yamazaki Masato Yamazaki is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Japanese club Montedio Yamagata on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.-Team honors:Yokohama F. Marinos*J... |
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| GK | 25 | Naoki Matsuyo |
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| DF | 9 | Mineiro Huenes Marcelo Lemos Huenes Marcelo Lemos known as Mineiro is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sport Club Internacional's reserves team.-Biography:... |
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| DF | 5 | Yohei Fukumoto |
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| MF | 14 | Shu Kurata |
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| MF | 11 | Takuya Takei |
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| FW | 15 | Shoki Hirai |
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| FW | 22 | Hideya Okamoto |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Akira Nishino Akira Nishino (footballer) is a former Japanese footballer and currently a football manager. He coached Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He currently manages J.League club Gamba Osaka. Nishino became the first coach here to have won four different titles—the AFC Champions League in 2008, the Emperor's Cup twice in 2008 and... |
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| ARSENAL: | ||||
| GK | 1 |  Mario CuencaMario Cuenca Mario Eduardo Cuenca is an Argentine football goalkeeper, most recently playing for Arsenal de Sarandí in the Primera División Argentina.-Club career:... |
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| DF | 18 | Christian Díaz Christian Díaz Christian Lionel Díaz is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a defender.-Football career:Díaz started his career with Club Atlético Independiente in 1995... |
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| DF | 4 | Darío Espínola Darío Espínola Ludovino Darío Espínola Alegre, known simply as Darío Espínola, is an Argentine football defender currently playing for Defensa y Justicia in the Argentine second division.... |
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| DF | 6 | Aníbal Matellán Aníbal Matellán Aníbal Samuel Matellán is an Argentine football defender. He Currently plays for San Luis FC.-Career:Matellán started his career at Argentine giants Boca Juniors, after several years of success with the club. During his time at the club Boca won 6 major titles in 5 seasons; 3 league titles, 2 Copa... |
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| DF | 19 |  Josimar MosqueraJosimar Mosquera Josimar Mosquera Angulo is an Colombian football defender who currently plays for Atlético Nacional.-Career:... |
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| MF | 16 | Sebastián Carrera Sebastián Carrera Sebastián Carrera is an Argentine footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder.Carrera started his career in the lower leagues of Argentine football with Dock Sud in 1997... |
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| MF | 13 | Carlos Casteglione (c) |
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| MF | 5 | Cristian Pellerano Cristian Pellerano Cristian Alberto Pellerano is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Independiente.-Career:Pellerano started his playing career in 2001 with Club Atlético Atlanta in the lower leagues of Argentine football, in 2005 he joined Defensores de Belgrano of the 2nd division for the Apertura... |
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| MF | 8 | Javier Yacuzzi Javier Yacuzzi Javier Orlando Yacuzzi is an Argentine football defender, he currently plays for Club Tijuana of the Mexican Liga de Ascenso.... |
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| FW | 10 | Alejandro Gómez |
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| FW | 11 | Facundo Sava Facundo Sava Facundo Sava is an Argentine former footballer. He played 17 years of professional football, mainly in Argentina, but also with spells in Spain and England. Outside his country, Sava is best known for his goal celebration where he donned a mask which was stored in one of his socks.-Career:Sava... |
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| GK | 12 | Catriel Orcellet |
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| DF | 3 |  Carlos BáezCarlos Báez Carlos Báez Appleyard is a Paraguayan football defender currently playing for O'Higgins in Chile.-External links:... |
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| DF | 2 | Mariano Brau Mariano Brau Mariano Brau is a Argentine footballer currently playing for All Boys of the Primera División Argentina.-Teams: Arsenal de Sarandí 2003-2007 Estudiantes Tecos 2007 Arsenal de Sarandí 2007-2009 All Boys 2010–present... |
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| DF | 14 | Javier Gandolfi Javier Gandolfi Javier Marcelo Gandolfi is an Argentine football defender who plays for Mexican team Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles De Caliente.Gandolfi started his career in 1999 at Argentine giants River Plate... |
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| DF | 20 | Damián Pérez |
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| MF | 15 | Nahuel Sachetto |
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| MF | 7 | Andrés San Martín Andrés San Martín Andrés San Martín is an Argentine footballer who plays for Sportivo Italiano in the Argentine third division, as a midfielder.-Club career:... |
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| FW | 17 | Facundo Coria Facundo Coria Facundo Gabriel Coria is an Argentine footballer who plays for Estudiantes de La Plata.-Career:Coria made his league debut on 18 February 2007 for Vélez Sársfield in a 2–2 draw with Racing Club. Since then he has had several loan spells with other clubs... |
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| FW | 9 | Luciano Leguizamón Luciano Leguizamón Félix Luciano Leguizamón is an Argentine footballer who plays for Arsenal de Sarandí.-Career:Leguizamón started his career in Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay. He then moved on to River Plate. Not having played much at River, he was loaned to Unión de Santa Fe and Polideportivo Ejido... |
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| Daniel Garnero Daniel Garnero Daniel Oscar Garnero is a retired Argentine football midfielder.- Career :Garnero played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente... |
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Assistant referees:  Weiming Huo Dongnan LiFourth official: Hajim Matsuo |