2007 Lunar New Year Cup

2007 Lunar New Year Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Hong Kong
Dates	2 – 5 February
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Jamaica (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	8 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Keith Gumbs (2 goals)
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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 Pig (2 February and 5 February 2007).

• China Olympic Team
• Australia Olympic Team
• Hong Kong League XI
• Jamaica Olympic Team

The Australian squad was as follows.^[1]

• Head coach: Rob Baan
• Assistant coach: Graham Arnold
• Goalkeeper coach: Tony Franken
• Team manager: Gary Moretti
• Doctor: Marc Cesana
• Equipment Manager: Dominic Rabsch
• Physiotherapist: Philip Coles
• Conditioner / Masseur: Paul Scott

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Danny Vukovic	(1988-08-22)22 August 1988 (aged 18)		Central Coast Mariners
18	1GK	Tando Velaphi	(1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 19)		Perth SC
19	1GK	Ben Kennedy	(1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 20)		Newcastle Jets
3	2DF	Adrian Leijer	(1986-03-23)23 March 1986 (aged 20)		Melbourne Victory
8	2DF	Spase Dilevski	(1985-05-13)13 May 1985 (aged 21)		Queensland Roar
13	2DF	Robert Cornthwaite	(1984-10-24)24 October 1984 (aged 22)		Adelaide United
14	2DF	Ben Griffin	(1986-03-07)7 March 1986 (aged 20)		Queensland Roar
20	2DF	Nikolai Topor-Stanley	(1985-03-11)11 March 1985 (aged 21)		Sydney FC
21	2DF	Sebastian Ryall	(1989-07-18)18 July 1989 (aged 17)		AIS
22	2DF	Mark Milligan	(1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (aged 21)		Sydney FC
2	3MF	Ruben Zadkovich	(1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 20)		Sydney FC
5	3MF	Vince Lia	(1985-03-18)18 March 1985 (aged 21)		Melbourne Victory
6	3MF	Stuart Musialik	(1985-03-29)29 March 1985 (aged 21)		Newcastle Jets
7	3MF	Kristian Sarkies	(1986-10-25)25 October 1986 (aged 20)		Melbourne Victory
12	3MF	Steven O'Dor	(1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 20)		New Zealand Knights
16	3MF	Leigh Broxham	(1988-01-13)13 January 1988 (aged 19)		Melbourne Victory
17	3MF	Troy Hearfield	(1987-10-31)31 October 1987 (aged 19)		Newcastle Jets
23	3MF	Adam D'Apuzzo	(1986-10-20)20 October 1986 (aged 20)		Newcastle Jets
4	4FW	Nathan Burns	(1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 18)		Adelaide United
9	4FW	Mark Bridge	(1985-11-07)7 November 1985 (aged 21)		Newcastle Jets
10	4FW	Dario Vidosic	(1987-04-08)8 April 1987 (aged 19)		Queensland Roar
11	4FW	Bruce Djite	(1987-03-25)25 March 1987 (aged 19)		Adelaide United
15	4FW	Jason Naidovski	(1989-07-19)19 July 1989 (aged 17)		AIS

The Chinese squad was as follows.^[2]

• H.O.D.: Nan Yong
• Head coach: Ratomir Dujković
• Assistant coach: Aleksandar Tomic, Su Maozhen
• Goalkeeper coach: Stevan Mićić
• Team manager: Li Xiaoguang
• Administrator: Guo Bingyan, Hu Ping
• Coach: Jia Xiuquan
• Doctor: Zhang Peng, Yan Cheng

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
12	1GK	Zheng Cheng	(1987-01-08)8 January 1987 (aged 20)	0	Wuhan Guanggu
16	1GK	Zhang Lu	(1987-09-06)6 September 1987 (aged 19)	0	Liaoning FC
2	2DF	Zhao Ming	(1987-10-03)3 October 1987 (aged 19)	0	Changsha Ginde
4	2DF	Zhang Ke	(1985-03-20)20 March 1985 (aged 21)	0	Changsha Ginde
13	2DF	Lü Jianjun	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 21)	0	Dalian Yiteng
14	2DF	Yuan Weiwei	(1985-11-25)25 November 1985 (aged 21)	0	Shandong Luneng
15	2DF	Dai Lin	(1987-11-28)28 November 1987 (aged 19)	0	Liaoning FC
25	2DF	Wan Houliang	(1986-02-25)25 February 1986 (aged 20)	0	Xian Chanba
28	2DF	Bai Lei	(1987-03-28)28 March 1987 (aged 19)	0	Xiamen Lanshi
8	3MF	Zhou Haibin	(1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (aged 21)	17	Shandong Luneng
20	3MF	Yu Hai	(1987-06-04)4 June 1987 (aged 19)	0	Vitesse Arnhem
21	3MF	Shen Longyuan	(1985-03-02)2 March 1985 (aged 21)	0	Shanghai Shenhua
23	3MF	Li Wei	(1985-03-18)18 March 1985 (aged 21)	0	Shandong Luneng
27	3MF	Dai Qinhua	(1985-02-09)9 February 1985 (aged 22)	0	Changsha Ginde
9	4FW	Jiang Ning	(1986-09-01)1 September 1986 (aged 20)	0	Qingdao Zhongneng
11	4FW	Zhu Ting	(1985-07-15)15 July 1985 (aged 21)	2	Dalian Shide
19	4FW	Yang Xu	(1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 19)	0	Liaoning FC
29	4FW	Jiang Chen	(1986-06-24)24 June 1986 (aged 20)	0	Tianjin Teda FC

The Hong Kong squad was as follows.^[3]

• Team manager: Steven Lo Kit Shing, Raymond Chow Man Leung
• Manager Assistant: Lee Yuen Wah
• Co-Ordinator: Tsang Wai Chung
• Coach: Casemiro Mior
• Assistant coach: Dejan Antonić

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Chan Domingos	(1970-09-11)11 September 1970 (aged 36)		Xiangxue Sun Hei
23	1GK	Zhang Chunhui	(1983-03-14)14 March 1983 (aged 23)		South China
3	2DF	Gerard Guy Ambassa	(1978-09-21)21 September 1978 (aged 28)		Happy Valley
4	2DF	Ivan Jević*	(1975-07-23)23 July 1975 (aged 31)		Kitchee
5	2DF	Lee Wai Lun	(1981-03-07)7 March 1981 (aged 25)		Xiangxue Sun Hei
15	2DF	Chan Wai Ho	(1982-04-24)24 April 1982 (aged 24)		Rangers
21	2DF	Man Pei Tak	(1982-02-16)16 February 1982 (aged 25)		South China
33	2DF	Cristiano Cordeiro	(1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 33)		Xiangxue Sun Hei
6	3MF	Festus Baise	(1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 26)		Citizen
8	3MF	Cheung Sai Ho	(1975-08-27)27 August 1975 (aged 31)		Happy Valley
10	3MF	Wilfed Ndzedzeni Bamnjo	(1980-03-27)27 March 1980 (aged 26)		Kitchee
11	3MF	Lee Kin Wo	(1967-10-20)20 October 1967 (aged 39)		Xiangxue Sun Hei
12	3MF	Vandre Sagrillo Monteiro	(1979-07-03)3 July 1979 (aged 27)		Happy Valley
16	3MF	Leung Chun Pong	(1986-10-01)1 October 1986 (aged 20)		Citizen
18	3MF	Li Haiqiang	(1977-05-03)3 May 1977 (aged 29)		South China
19	3MF	Lico	(1974-01-20)20 January 1974 (aged 33)		Xiangxue Sun Hei
7	4FW	Au Wai Lun	(1971-08-14)14 August 1971 (aged 35)		South China
20	4FW	Keith Gumbs	(1972-09-12)12 September 1972 (aged 34)		Kitchee
25	4FW	Christian Kwesi Annan	(1978-05-03)3 May 1978 (aged 28)		Wofoo Tai Po
28	4FW	Tales Schutz	(1981-08-22)22 August 1981 (aged 25)		South China

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

The Jamaican squad was a follows.^[5]

• H.O.D.: Linnel Mclean
• Technical director: Bora Milutinovic
• Coach: Wendell Downswell
• Team manager: Howard Bell
• Equipment Steward: Manley Burrowes
• Team doctor: Dr. Mark Sanderson

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
13	1GK	Allien Whittaker	(1983-06-19)19 June 1983 (aged 23)		Jamaica Defence Force
30	1GK	Richard McCallum	(1984-04-24)24 April 1984 (aged 22)		Waterhouse F.C.
3	2DF	Dwayne Williams	(1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 20)		Reno F.C.
4	2DF	Oneil Smith	(1978-05-04)4 May 1978 (aged 28)		Harbour View F.C.
5	2DF	Jermaine Taylor	(1985-01-14)14 January 1985 (aged 22)		Harbour View F.C.
6	2DF	Nicora Plummer	(1987-06-22)22 June 1987 (aged 19)		Bull Bay F.C.
8	2DF	Mario Swaby	(1982-11-06)6 November 1982 (aged 24)		Portmore United
15	2DF	Xavian Virgo	(1985-10-25)25 October 1985 (aged 21)		Boys' Town F.C.
16	2DF	Adrian Reid	(1985-03-10)10 March 1985 (aged 21)		Portmore United
18	2DF	Jeff Pearce	(1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 19)		Village United F.C.
7	3MF	Mario Harrison	(1985-05-16)16 May 1985 (aged 21)		Reno F.C.
12	3MF	Demar Phillips	(1983-09-23)23 September 1983 (aged 23)		Waterhouse F.C.
14	3MF	Donald Stewart	(1975-09-30)30 September 1975 (aged 31)		Harbour View F.C.
17	3MF	Donovan Davis	(1985-07-16)16 July 1985 (aged 21)		St Georges
22	3MF	Nicholy Finlayson	(1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 21)		Reno F.C.
24	3MF	Lovel Palmer	(1984-08-30)30 August 1984 (aged 22)		Harbour View F.C.
10	4FW	Kavin Bryan	(1984-02-07)7 February 1984 (aged 23)		Harbour View F.C.
19	4FW	Fabian Taylor	(1980-04-13)13 April 1980 (aged 26)		Harbour View
21	4FW	Horace Howell	(1985-08-16)16 August 1985 (aged 21)		Tivoli Gardens F.C.
25	4FW	Steven Morrissey	(1986-07-25)25 July 1986 (aged 20)		Portmore United

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

2 February 2007
15:15

Hong Kong League XI	1–1	Jamaica Olympic Team
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

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 14,633

2 February 2007
17:15

China Olympic Team	2–0	Australia Olympic Team
Cornthwaite 7' (o.g.) L. Dai  26' Yuan  72' Jiang 86'	(Report)	O'Dor  9' Dilevski  29' Topor-Stanley  42' Ryall  79'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 14,633

5 February 2007
18:00

Hong Kong League XI	2–2	Australia Olympic Team
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

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 13,564

5 February 2007
20:15

China Olympic Team	0–0	Jamaica Olympic Team
	(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

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 13,564

	Semi-finals				Final
	2 February 2007 – Hong Kong
	Hong Kong League XI	1 (3)
					5 February 2007 – Hong Kong
	Jamaica Olympic Team (pen.)	1 (5)
					Jamaica Olympic Team (pen.)	0 (5)
	2 February 2007 – Hong Kong
					China Olympic Team	0 (4)
	China Olympic Team	2
	Australia Olympic Team	0
					Third place
					5 February 2007 – Hong Kong
					Hong Kong League XI	2 (3)
					Australia Olympic Team (pen.)	2 (5)

2007 Carlsberg Cup champions
Jamaica First title

2 goals

• Keith Gumbs

1 goal

• Bruce Djite
• Fabian Taylor
• Festus Baise
• Jiang Ning
• Nathan Burns

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