2019 AFC Asian Cup Group C

Group C of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup took place from 7 to 16 January 2019.[1] The group consists of South Korea, China PR, Kyrgyzstan, and the Philippines.[2] The top two teams, South Korea and China PR, along with the third-placed team, Kyrgyzstan (as one of the four best third-placed teams), advanced to the round of 16.[3]

South Korea was the only former champion in the group, having won both 1956 and 1960 editions. The Philippines and Kyrgyzstan both made debuts in the tournament.

Teams
Draw position Team Zone Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
April 2018[nb 1] December 2018
C1 South KoreaEAFFSecond Round Group G winners13 January 201614th2015 (runners-up)Winners (1956, 1960)6153
C2 China PREAFFSecond Round Group C runners-up
(4th best runners-up)		29 March 201612th2015 (quarter-finals)Runners-up (1984, 2004)7376
C3 KyrgyzstanCAFAThird Round Group A runners-up22 March 20181st—Debut7591
C4 PhilippinesAFFThird Round Group F winners27 March 20181st—Debut113116
Notes
  1. The rankings of April 2018 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  China PR 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Kyrgyzstan 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Philippines 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

Matches

All times listed are GST (UTC+4).

China PR vs Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan and China last played against each other in a friendly which ended in a 2–0 win for China.[4]

Wu Lei had China's first effort at goal when he shot straight at Pavel Matyash in the 9th minute.[5] Wu Xi shot just wide following a lay-off from Wu Lei before Gao Lin’s lofted, curling delivery from the left skipped away from a sliding Yu Dabao at the far post and bounced to safety. Mirlan Murzaev’s headed flick found Akhlidin Israilov on the edge of the area and the midfielder volleyed home via the inside of Yan Junling’s left post.[6] Five minutes into the second half, Valery Kichin's attempted headed clearance from a corner went straight up and Matyash, in trying to tip the ball over his crossbar, pushed it into his own net off the woodwork.[7] Twelve minutes later, Wu Xi headed over the bar at the end of a move involving Zhang Linpeng and Gao Lin while Wu Lei also saw his headed attempt clear the goal in the 71st minute. With 12 minutes remaining China took the lead when Wu Xi’s header directed Liu Yang’s long ball from the back into Yu’s path who slotted his shot beyond Matyash.[6]

China PR 2–1 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
Attendance: 1,839
China PR
Kyrgyzstan
GK1Yan Junling
CB5Zhang Linpeng
CB4Shi Ke 46'
CB6Feng Xiaoting (c)
RWB17Zhang Chengdong 89'
LWB19Liu Yang
CM15Wu Xi
CM13Chi Zhongguo
CM16Jin Jingdao 24'
CF18Gao Lin
CF7Wu Lei
Substitutions:
FW22Yu Dabao 24'
MF11Hao Junmin 46'
DF2Liu Yiming 89'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
GK1Pavel Matyash
RB2Valery Kichin (c)
CB23Akhlidin Israilov 61'
CB17Daniel Tagoe
LB3Tamirlan Kozubaev
RM11Bekzhan Sagynbaev
CM18Kairat Zhyrgalbek Uulu 57'
CM21Farhat Musabekov
LM9Edgar Bernhardt 82'
CF10Mirlan Murzaev
CF19Vitalij Lux 88'
Substitutions:
MF22Anton Zemlianukhin 61'
MF8Aziz Sydykov 82'
FW14Ernist Batyrkanov 88'
Manager:
Aleksandr Krestinin

Man of the Match:
Wu Lei (China PR)

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Hasan Al-Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Ahmad Al-Roalle (Jordan)
Additional assistant referees:
Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

South Korea vs Philippines

This match was the first meeting between South Korea and the Philippines in 39 years with the last meeting in 1980 ending in an 8–0 win for the Koreans.[8]

South Korea were awarded a free-kick after Luke Woodland fouled Koo Ja-cheol outside the box, Jung Woo-young’s resulting strike missed the top left corner of the net by inches. Five minutes from the break, Lee Yong’s pass into the penalty box found Hwang Ui-jo, who then turned to unleash a shot but Philippines goalkeeper Michael Falkesgaard made a save to deny him. Moments later, South Korea goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu parried away Javier Patiño’s volley, that began from a counter-attack after Daisuke Sato intercepted a pass and released a cross to the forward.[9] Ten minutes into the second half, Patiño's shot was saved by Kim.[10] South Korea sent on Hwang In-beom and Lee Chung-yong and less than three minutes later, Lee's pass found Hwang Hee-chan, whose back pass set Ui-jo to open the scoring from close range in the 67th minute. Phil Younghusband replaced John-Patrick Strauß in the final minute of the game, but South Korea held on to claim the win.[9]

South Korea 1–0 Philippines
 Report
Attendance: 3,185
South Korea
Philippines
GK1Kim Seung-gyu
RB2Lee Yong 25'
CB4Kim Min-jae
CB19Kim Young-gwon (c)
LB3Kim Jin-su 77'
CM5Jung Woo-young 52'
CM16Ki Sung-yueng 58'
RW10Lee Jae-sung 86'
AM13Koo Ja-cheol 64'
LW11Hwang Hee-chan
CF18Hwang Ui-jo
Substitutions:
MF6Hwang In-beom 58'
MF17Lee Chung-yong 64'
MF8Ju Se-jong 86'
Manager:
Paulo Bento
GK15Michael Falkesgaard
RB6Luke Woodland
CB2Álvaro Silva
CB12Stephan Palla
LB11Daisuke Sato
DM4John-Patrick Strauß 89'
CM8Manuel Ott 78'
CM14Kevin Ingreso 75'
AM17Stephan Schröck (c) 88'
CF18Patrick Reichelt 60'
CF20Javier Patiño
Substitutions:
FW7Iain Ramsay 75'
DF13Adam Reed 78'
FW10Phil Younghusband 89'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Hwang Ui-jo (South Korea)

Assistant referees:
Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)
Mohamed Salman (Bahrain)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Al-Abakry (Saudi Arabia)
Additional assistant referees:
Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

Philippines vs China PR

The last match played between the two sides, a friendly in 2017, concluded in an 8–1 win for the Chinese over the Philippines.[11]

The Philippines threatened to break the deadlock in the 23rd minute when Patrick Reichelt and John-Patrick Strauß combined to set-up Javier Patiño whose goalbound effort was blocked by defender Feng Xiaoting. However, after Wu Xi had flashed a header narrowly wide, China went ahead on 40 minutes, Wu Lei received Hao Junmin’s pass and finished from 12 yards past Michael Falkesgaard. In the final moments of the first half, China custodian Yan Junling made a fine save to deny Kevin Ingreso and maintain his side’s slender advantage. After the break, Wu Lei’s angled volley forced Falkesgaard into a save, before he bagged his second of the game with a finish from Hao’s 66th minute free-kick. Falkesgaard then pulled off another stop to deny Wu Lei once again, only for Yu Dabao to add a third in the 80th minute when he headed home from a corner just 19 seconds after coming on as a substitute.[12]

Philippines 0–3 China PR
Report
Attendance: 16,013
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Philippines
China PR
GK15Michael Falkesgaard
RB2Álvaro Silva 34'
CB6Luke Woodland
CB3Carli de Murga 66'
LB11Daisuke Sato 55'
RM14Kevin Ingreso
CM4John-Patrick Strauß 85'
CM17Stephan Schröck (c)
LM12Stephan Palla
CF18Patrick Reichelt 88'
CF20Javier Patiño
Substitutions:
FW10Phil Younghusband 66'
MF8Manuel Ott 85'
DF19Curt Dizon 88'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson
GK1Yan Junling
CB5Zhang Linpeng
CB6Feng Xiaoting 73'
CB4Shi Ke
RM15Wu Xi
CM8Zhao Xuri 72'
CM10Zheng Zhi (c) 83'
CM11Hao Junmin
LM19Liu Yang
CF18Gao Lin 80'
CF7Wu Lei
Substitutions:
MF20Yu Hanchao 72'
FW22Yu Dabao 80'
MF13Chi Zhongguo 83'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi

Man of the Match:
Wu Lei (China PR)

Assistant referees:[13]
Mohd Yusri Muhamad (Malaysia)
Jun Mihara (Japan)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Additional assistant referees:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Kyrgyzstan vs South Korea

Twelve minutes into the game, Kutman Kadyrbekov dropped to his left to keep out Koo Ja-cheol’s low strike form 25 yards and Tamirlan Kozubaev blocked Hwang Ui-jo’s attempt to slot home the rebound. Eleven minutes from the break, Bekzhan Sabynbaev's shot from close range was saved by Kim Seung-gyu. Lee Chung-yong fired over the bar in the 36th minute while Koo shot from distance, only for Kadyrbekov to make another save. The resulting corner by Hong Chul found Kim Min-jae who powered his downward header between Kadyrbekov’s legs and over the line. In the 68th minute, Hwang Ui-jo's header came back off the crossbar and bounced on the goal line before Kozubaev headed it to safety. Five minutes later, Hwang Ui-jo saw another attempt hit the woodwork, this time after Chung-yong’s cross-field ball set him up to shoot, Kadyrbekov somehow touched the ball onto the crossbar. A minute later, Hwang Hee-chan managed to clip the top of the crossbar from a central position. But in the end, Min-jae’s goal was enough to see off Kyrgyzstan and take the two-time champions into the next phase of the competition.[14]

Kyrgyzstan 0–1 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 4,893
Kyrgyzstan
South Korea
GK13Kutman Kadyrbekov
RB18Kairat Zhyrgalbek Uulu
CB17Daniel Tagoe
CB3Tamirlan Kozubaev
LB2Valery Kichin (c)
RM23Akhlidin Israilov 81'
CM9Edgar Bernhardt 77'
CM8Aziz Sydykov 69'
CM21Farhat Musabekov
LM11Bekzhan Sagynbaev
CF10Mirlan Murzaev
Substitutions:
FW19Vitalij Lux 69'
MF20Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov 77'
MF7Tursunali Rustamov 83' 81'
Manager:
Aleksandr Krestinin
GK1Kim Seung-gyu
RB2Lee Yong 79'
CB4Kim Min-jae
CB19Kim Young-gwon (c)
LB14Hong Chul
RM11Hwang Hee-chan
CM6Hwang In-beom
CM5Jung Woo-young
CM13Koo Ja-cheol 63'
LM17Lee Chung-yong
CF18Hwang Ui-jo 82'
Substitutions:
MF8Ju Se-jong 63'
FW9Ji Dong-won 82'
Manager:
Paulo Bento

Man of the Match:
Hwang In-beom (South Korea)

Assistant referees:[13]
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Abu Bakar Al-Amri (Oman)
Additional assistant referees:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

South Korea vs China PR

China goalkeeper Yan Junling denied Hwang Ui-jo in quick succession and Kim Min-jae headed Son Heung-min’s corner narrowly wide on eight minutes. Five minutes later, South Korea were ahead, Son weaved his way into the Chinese penalty area before being brought down by Shi Ke’s outstretched leg. Ui-jo scored from the spot to hand his side an early lead. China could have drawn level in the 19th minute when Jin Jingdao latched onto Zhao Xuri’s pass but proceeded to sky his shot over the bar with only Kim Seung-gyu to beat. Shortly after that, Hwang Hee-chan’s effort forced Yan into another stop, and in the final chance of the first-half, Ui-jo hit an upright from a curling effort. Within six minutes of the restart, the Koreans had a second, Min-jae found the target with a header from a Son corner. Shortly before the hour mark, Jung Woo-young headed Son’s free-kick only just over the bar and then, at the other end, Wu Xi flashed a shot off target when well-placed. Hee-chan sent a header wide of Yan’s far post to leave the score unchanged.[15]

South Korea 2–0 China PR
 Report
Attendance: 13,579
South Korea
China PR
GK1Kim Seung-gyu
RB22Kim Moon-hwan
CB4Kim Min-jae
CB19Kim Young-gwon
LB3Kim Jin-su
CM6Hwang In-beom
CM5Jung Woo-young
RW11Hwang Hee-chan
AM17Lee Chung-yong 81'
LW7Son Heung-min (c) 89'
CF18Hwang Ui-jo 70'
Substitutions:
FW9Ji Dong-won 70'
MF8Ju Se-jong 81'
MF13Koo Ja-cheol 89'
Manager:
Paulo Bento
GK1Yan Junling
RB2Liu Yiming
CB5Zhang Linpeng 79'
CB4Shi Ke
LB19Liu Yang 74'
CM10Zheng Zhi (c) 57'
CM17Zhang Chengdong 21'
CM8Zhao Xuri 20'
RW15Wu Xi 61'
CF22Yu Dabao
LW16Jin Jingdao
Substitutions:
MF13Chi Zhongguo 57'
FW18Gao Lin 90' 61'
MF20Yu Hanchao 74'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi

Man of the Match:
Son Heung-min (South Korea)

Assistant referees:[16]
Mohd Yusri Muhamad (Malaysia)
Mohamad Zainal Abidin (Malaysia)
Fourth official:
Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)
Additional assistant referees:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

Kyrgyzstan vs Philippines

Vitalij Lux gave Kyrgyzstan the lead in the 24th minute from a side foot effort into the top corner following Akhlidin Israilov's low, hard cross. Israilov fired narrowly over the crossbar, and Lux hit the upright, but despite a tally of 15 shots at goal to their opponents' two, Kyrgyzstan were unable to add to their lead before the half-time whistle. Lux turned and fired the ball into the top corner from Bekzhan Sagynbaev's pass in the 51st minute to score his second of the day. Javier Patiño forced goalkeeper Kutman Kadyrbekov into a low save, and head coach Sven-Göran Eriksson introduced Phil Younghusband and James Younghusband into the fray. Lux completed his hat-trick in the 77th minute when he struck Mirlan Murzaev's woodwork-bound initial effort from close range. Stephan Schröck scored from a long-range free-kick three minutes later to give Philippines their first ever goal at the tournament.[17]

Kyrgyzstan 3–1 Philippines
  • Lux  24', 51', 77'
 Report
Attendance: 4,217
Kyrgyzstan
Philippines
GK13Kutman Kadyrbekov
CB4Mustafa Iusupov
CB3Tamirlan Kozubaev 12'
CB2Valery Kichin (c)
RM18Kairat Zhyrgalbek Uulu
CM23Akhlidin Israilov 73'
CM9Edgar Bernhardt 66'
CM21Farhat Musabekov 36' 80'
LM11Bekzhan Sagynbaev
SS10Mirlan Murzaev 85'
CF19Vitalij Lux
Substitutions:
MF8Aziz Sydykov 73'
MF22Anton Zemlianukhin 80'
MF7Tursunali Rustamov 85'
Manager:
Aleksandr Krestinin
GK15Michael Falkesgaard
CB6Luke Woodland 66'
CB13Adam Reed 60'
CB2Álvaro Silva 45'
RWB12Stephan Palla 2' 75'
LWB11Daisuke Sato
RM18Patrick Reichelt
CM8Manuel Ott 59'
CM17Stephan Schröck (c)
LM14Kevin Ingreso 90+1'
CF20Javier Patiño
Substitutions:
FW10Phil Younghusband 59'
FW23James Younghusband 60'
DF19Curt Dizon 75'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Vitalij Lux (Kyrgyzstan)

Assistant referees:[16]
Mohammed Al-Abakry (Saudi Arabia)
Ronnie Koh Min Kiat (Singapore)
Fourth official:
Palitha Hemathunga (Sri Lanka)
Additional assistant referees:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Discipline

Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the head-to-head and overall records of teams are tied (and if the penalty shoot-out is not applicable as a tiebreaker). These are calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[3][18]

  • yellow card = 1 point
  • red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
  • direct red card = 3 points
  • yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points

Only one of the above deductions will be applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
           
 South Korea 3 1 −4
 China PR 1 4 −5
 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 3 −5
 Philippines 2 2 4 −8

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