The 2010 AFC Cup Final was a football match played on Saturday, 6 November 2010 between Al-Qadsia and Al-Ittihad. It was the 7th final of the AFC Cup. The game was played at Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City.
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| Al-Ittihad won 4–2 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 6 November 2010 | ||||||
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| Venue | Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City | ||||||
| Referee | Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 58,604 | ||||||
| Weather | Warm weather, 24*C | ||||||
Both finalists were eligible to compete in the play-offs for the 2011 AFC Champions League, subject to AFC's assessment for professionalism based on selected criteria.
Al-Ittihad won the game after penalties. The game was tied 1–1 after regular time and Extra Time. It was their first title.[1]
Background
Both teams met already in the preliminary round. The first game ended in a scoreless draw, while Al-Qadsia won the second match 3–0, but in the second match it was already known that both sides would advance. Both teams had a hard time surviving the first knockout-stage where Al-Qadsia needed extra time to beat the Indian club Churchill Brothers while Al-Ittihad drew Al-Kuwait 1–1 after 120 minutes and won 5–4 after penalties. In the quarterfinals both teams had no bigger problems to advance to the semifinals. Al-Ittihad lost the first leg in the semifinals 0–1 against Muangthong United F.C. from Thailand but came back to win the second leg at home 2–0.[2] Al-Qadsia lost the first leg 2–0 and was in need of a comeback at home. In the second leg they defeated Al-Riffa 4–1 and advanced to the final.[3]
Route to the final
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Group stage |
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| Opponent | Result | Legs | Knockout phase | Opponent | Result | Legs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Churchill Brothers
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2–1 (a.e.t.) | 2–1 home | Round of 16 |  Al-Kuwait
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1–1 (5–4 p) | 1–1 away | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Thai Port F.C.
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3–0 | 3–0 home; 0–0 away | Quarterfinals | Kazma
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4–2 | 3–2 home; 1–0 away | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Al-Riffa
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4–3 | 4–1 home; 0–2 away | Semifinals | Muangthong United F.C.
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2–1 | 2–0 home; 0–1 away | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Details
| Al-Qadsia | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) |  Al-Ittihad |
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Al Enezi  29' |
Report | Dyab 53' |
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Al Mutawa  Al Mejmed Al Khatib  Al Ansari |
2–4 | Hemidi Dyab Dakka Kalaji |
     Al Qadsia
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    Al Ittihad
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Hassan Kamranifar
Reza Sokhandan
Fourth official:
Andre El Haddad
See also
References
- ^ "Al Ittihad win AFC Cup". the-afc.com. 2010-11-06. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ^ "Al Ittihad 2-0 Muangthong United. Agg 2-1". afc.com. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Al Qadsia 4-1 Al Riffa. Agg. 4-3". afc.com. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-10-19.