2007 Lunar New Year Cup

The 2007 Lunar New Year Cup (formerly known as the Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong on the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year of the Boar (18 February and 21 February 2007).

Contents

Squads

Australia Olympic Team

[1]

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Danny Vukovic 22 August 1988 (aged 18) Central Coast Mariners
18 1GK Tando Velaphi 17 April 1987 (aged 19) Perth SC
19 1GK Ben Kennedy 14 February 1987 (aged 20) Newcastle Jets
3 2DF Adrian Leijer 23 March 1986 (aged 20) Melbourne Victory
8 2DF Spase Dilevski 13 May 1985 (aged 21) Queensland Roar
13 2DF Robert Cornthwaite 24 October 1984 (aged 22) Adelaide United
14 2DF Ben Griffin 7 March 1986 (aged 20) Queensland Roar
20 2DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley 11 March 1985 (aged 21) Sydney FC
21 2DF Sebastian Ryall 18 July 1989 (aged 17) AIS
22 2DF Mark Milligan 4 August 1985 (aged 21) Sydney FC
2 3MF Ruben Zadkovich 23 May 1986 (aged 20) Sydney FC
5 3MF Vince Lia 18 March 1985 (aged 21) Melbourne Victory
6 3MF Stuart Musialik 29 March 1985 (aged 21) Newcastle Jets
7 3MF Kristian Sarkies 25 October 1986 (aged 20) Melbourne Victory
12 3MF Steven O'Dor 28 January 1987 (aged 20) New Zealand Knights
16 3MF Leigh Broxham 13 January 1988 (aged 19) Melbourne Victory
17 3MF Troy Hearfield 31 October 1987 (aged 19) Newcastle Jets
23 3MF Adam D'Apuzzo 20 October 1986 (aged 20) Newcastle Jets
4 4FW Nathan Burns 7 May 1988 (aged 18) Adelaide United
9 4FW Mark Bridge 7 November 1985 (aged 21) Newcastle Jets
10 4FW Dario Vidosic 8 April 1987 (aged 19) Queensland Roar
11 4FW Bruce Djite 25 March 1987 (aged 19) Adelaide United
15 4FW Jason Naidovski 19 July 1989 (aged 17) AIS

China Olympic Team

[2]

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
12 1GK Zheng Cheng 8 January 1987 (aged 20) 0 Wuhan Guanggu
16 1GK Zhang Lu 6 September 1987 (aged 19) 0 Liaoning FC
2 2DF Zhao Ming 3 October 1987 (aged 19) 0 Changsha Ginde
4 2DF Zhang Ke 20 March 1985 (aged 21) 0 Changsha Ginde
13 2DF Lv Jianjun 1 August 1985 (aged 21) 0 Dalian Yiteng
14 2DF Yuan Weiwei 25 November 1985 (aged 21) 0 Shandong Luneng
15 2DF Dai Lin 28 November 1987 (aged 19) 0 Liaoning FC
25 2DF Wan Houliang 25 February 1986 (aged 20) 0 Xian Chanba
28 2DF Bai Lei 28 March 1987 (aged 19) 0 Xiamen Lanshi
8 3MF Zhou Haibin 19 July 1985 (aged 21) 17 Shandong Luneng
20 3MF Yu Hai 4 June 1987 (aged 19) 0 Vitesse
21 3MF Shen Longyuan 2 March 1985 (aged 21) 0 Shanghai Shenhua
23 3MF Li Wei 18 March 1985 (aged 21) 0 Shandong Luneng
27 3MF Dai Qinhua 9 February 1985 (aged 22) 0 Changsha Ginde
9 4FW Jiang Ning 1 September 1986 (aged 20) 0 Qingdao Zhongneng
11 4FW Zhu Ting 15 July 1985 (aged 21) 2 Dalian Shide
19 4FW Yang Xu 12 February 1988 (aged 19) 0 Liaoning FC
29 4FW Jiang Chen 24 June 1986 (aged 20) 0 Tianjin Teda FC

Hong Kong League XI

[3]

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Chan Domingos 11 September 1970 (aged 36) Xiangxue Sun Hei
23 1GK Zhang Chunhui 14 March 1983 (aged 23) South China
3 2DF Gerard Guy Ambassa 21 September 1978 (aged 28) Happy Valley
4 2DF Ivan Jević* 23 July 1975 (aged 31) Kitchee
5 2DF Lee Wai Lun 7 March 1981 (aged 25) Xiangxue Sun Hei
15 2DF Chan Wai Ho 24 April 1982 (aged 24) Rangers
21 2DF Man Pei Tak 16 February 1982 (aged 25) South China
33 2DF Cristiano Cordeiro 14 August 1973 (aged 33) Xiangxue Sun Hei
6 3MF Festus Baise 11 April 1980 (aged 26) Citizen
8 3MF Cheung Sai Ho 27 August 1975 (aged 31) Happy Valley
10 3MF Wilfed Ndzedzeni Bamnjo 27 March 1980 (aged 26) Kitchee
11 3MF Lee Kin Wo 20 October 1967 (aged 39) Xiangxue Sun Hei
12 3MF Vandre Sagrillo Monteiro 3 July 1979 (aged 27) Happy Valley
16 3MF Leung Chun Pong 1 October 1986 (aged 20) Citizen
18 3MF Li Haiqiang 3 May 1977 (aged 29) South China
19 3MF Lico 20 January 1974 (aged 33) Xiangxue Sun Hei
7 4FW Au Wai Lun 14 August 1971 (aged 35) South China
20 4FW Keith Gumbs 12 September 1972 (aged 34) Kitchee
25 4FW Christian Kwesi Annan 3 May 1978 (aged 28) Wofoo Tai Po
28 4FW Tales Schutz 22 August 1981 (aged 25) South China

Note: * Ivan Jević replaced Jaimes Mckee of HKFC who withdrew from the squad due to injury.[4]

Jamaica Olympic Team

[5]

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
13 1GK Allien Whittaker 19 June 1983 (aged 23) Jamaica Defence Force
30 1GK Richard McCallum 24 April 1984 (aged 22) Waterhouse F.C.
3 2DF Dwayne Williams 4 November 1986 (aged 20) Reno F.C.
4 2DF Oneil Smith 4 May 1978 (aged 28) Harbour View F.C.
5 2DF Jermaine Taylor 14 January 1985 (aged 22) Harbour View F.C.
6 2DF Nicora Plummer 22 June 1987 (aged 19) Bull Bay F.C.
8 2DF Mario Swaby 6 November 1982 (aged 24) Portmore United
15 2DF Xavian Virgo 25 October 1985 (aged 21) Boys' Town F.C.
16 2DF Adrian Reid 10 March 1985 (aged 21) Portmore United
18 2DF Jeff Pearce 14 May 1987 (aged 19) Village United F.C.
7 3MF Mario Harrison 16 May 1985 (aged 21) Reno F.C.
12 3MF Demar Phillips 23 September 1983 (aged 23) Waterhouse F.C.
14 3MF Donald Stewart 30 September 1975 (aged 31) Harbour View F.C.
17 3MF Donovan Davis 16 July 1985 (aged 21) St Georges
22 3MF Nicholy Finlayson 19 December 1985 (aged 21) Reno F.C.
24 3MF Lovel Palmer 30 August 1984 (aged 22) Harbour View F.C.
10 4FW Kevin Bryan 7 February 1984 (aged 23) Harbour View F.C.
19 4FW Fabian Taylor 13 April 1980 (aged 26) Harbour View
21 4FW Horace Howell 16 August 1985 (aged 21) Tivoli Gardens F.C.
25 4FW Steven Morrissey 25 July 1986 (aged 20) Portmore United

Results

All times given in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).

Semi-finals

18 February 2007
15:15
Hong Kong League XI 1–1
(3–5 PSO)
Jamaica Olympic Team Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 14,633
Bamnjo 18'
Gumbs  79'
Lee 81'
(Report) Stewart 24'
F. Taylor  41'
  Penalties  
Ambassa
Gumbs
Lico
Cheung
3–5 Finlayson
Reid
J. Taylor
Phillips
Palmer

18 February 2007
17:15
China Olympic Team 2–0 Australia Olympic Team Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 14,633
Cornthwaite  7' (o.g.)
L. Dai 26'
Yuan 72'
Jiang  86'
(Report) O'Dor 9'
Dilevski 29'
Topor-Stanley 42'
Ryall 79'

Third place match

21 February 2007
18:00
Hong Kong League XI 2–2
(3–5 PSO)
Australia Olympic Team Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 13,564
Baise  70'
Man 81'
Gumbs  82' (pen.)
(Report) Topor-Stanley 25'
Burns  37'
Djite  66'
O'Dor 81'
Sarkies 86'
  Penalties  
Ambassa
Gumbs
Monteiro
Jević
3–5 Bridge
Topor-Stanley
Sarkies
O'Dor
Vidosić

Final

21 February 2007
20:15
China Olympic Team 0-0
0-0(AET)
4-5 (PSO)
Jamaica Olympic Team Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 13,564
(Report) Smith 50'
Finlayson 58'
Palmer 93'
  Penalties  
Zhou
Jiang
L. Dai
Q. Dai
Yang
Wan
4–5 Finlayson
Reid
J. Taylor
Whittaker
Palmer
Davis

Bracket

  Semi-finals Final
18 February 2007 – (Hong Kong Stadium)
  Hong Kong League XI  1 (3)  
  Jamaica Olympic Team  1 (5) (PSO)  
 
21 February 2007 – (Hong Kong Stadium)
      Jamaica Olympic Team  0 (5)(PSO)
    China Olympic Team  0 (4)
Third place
18 February 2007 – (Hong Kong Stadium) 21 February 2007 - (Hong Kong Stadium)
  China Olympic Team  2   Hong Kong League XI  2 (3)
  Australia Olympic Team  0     Australia Olympic Team  2 (5) (PSO)
2007 Lunar New Year Cup Winner

Jamaica Olympic Team
First Title

Top scorers

2 goals

1 goal

Trivia

See also

References

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