2008 Amsterdam Tournament

The Amsterdam Tournament 2008, known as the "LG Amsterdam Tournament 2008" for sponsorship reasons, was the tenth Amsterdam Tournament, a pre-season football tournament for club teams from around the world. The 2008 tournament was contested by Ajax, Arsenal, Internazionale and Sevilla on 8 August and 9 August 2008 at the Amsterdam ArenA. For the third time in four years, Arsenal won the tournament with 8 points.

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Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Arsenal 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 8
Inter Milan 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 5
Sevilla 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 3
Ajax 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 2

NB: An extra point is awarded for each goal scored.

Matches

Day 1

2008-08-08
19:00 CET
Internazionale 0 – 0 Sevilla Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
2008-08-08
21:15 CET
Ajax 2 – 3 Arsenal Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
Suárez  34'
Huntelaar  36'
Adebayor  66'  83'
Bendtner  74'

Day 2

2008-08-09
19:00 CET
Arsenal 1 – 1 Sevilla Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Referee: Ruud Bossen
Vela  4' Chevanton  79'
2008-08-09
21:15 CET
Ajax 0 – 1 Internazionale Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Kevin Blom
Adriano  5'

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