Date: Feb 18-21, 2009Venue: Carson, CaliforniaStadium: The Home Depot CenterTeams: Los Angeles Galaxy (hosts) Oita Trinita (Japan) Shandong Luneng Taishan (China) Suwon Samsung Bluewings (South Korea)Semifinals [Feb 19]Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-0 Shandong Luneng (Ji'nan)Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 Oita TrinitaThird Place Match [Feb 22]Oita Trinita 2-1 Shandong Luneng (Ji'nan)Final [Feb 22]Los Angeles Galaxy 1-1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings [2-4 pen] Match DetailsSEMIFINALS[Feb 18]Suwon Bluewings 1 (Cho Yong-tae 81)Shandong Luneng 0HT: 0-0. Ref: Baldomero Toledo (United States).SUW: 1-Lee Woon-jae; 2-Li Weifeng, 3-Yang Sang-min, 5-Park Hyum-bem, 14-Kim Dae-keon (13-Lee Kwan-woo 46), 25-Choi Sung-hwan, 20-Baek Ji-hoon (12-Lee Hyun-jin 46), 9-Edu, 11-Kim Dae-eui ©, 16-Bae Ki-jong (35-Cho Yong-tae 68), 27-Seo Dong-hyeon (30-Choi Sung- hyeon 46).Coach: Cha Bum-kum.SHA: 1-Li Leilei; 4-Alejandro Cichero, 28-Wu Hao, 2-Liu Jindong, 5-Shu Chang © (21-Liu Zhao 10), 12-Li Wei, 8-Aleksandar Zivkovic, 10-Milijan Mrdakovic (17-Wan Cheng 89), 14-Yuan Weiwei, 24-Lu Zheng, 29-Li Jinyu.Coach: Ljubisa Tumbakovic.Booked: SUW - Weifeng 45+2. SHA - Weiwei 21, Mrdakovic 30, Wu Hao 40, Jindong 52.LA Galaxy 2 (Edson Buddle 44, Jovan Kirovski 53pen)Oita Trinita 0HT: 1-0.THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF[Feb 21]Oita Trinita 2 (Daiki Takamatsu 28, Ueslei 42)Shandong Luneng 1 (Miljan Mrdakovic 45pen)HT: 2-1. Att: 5,624.FINAL[Feb 21]LA Galaxy 1 (Mike Magee 89pen)Suwon Bluewings 1 (Sean Franklin og 39)HT: 0-1.[Suwon Bluewings win 4-2 on penalties]LAG: Josh Saunders; Sean Franklin, Omar Gonzalez, Tony Sanneh (Yohance Marshall 46), Eddie Lewis (A.J. Dela Garza 38), Chris Klein, Dema Kovalenko, Stefani Miglioranzi, Ely Allen (Mike Magee 57), Jovan Kirovski (Kyle Patterson 85), Alan Gordon (Edson Buddle 68).Coach: Bruce Arena.SUW: Park Ho-jin; Li Weifeng, Yang Sang-min, Song Chong-gug, Lee Kwan- woo (Lee Gil-hoon), Choi Sung-hyeon (Cho Young-tae), Edu, Kim Dae- eui, Seo Dong-hyeon (Lee Hyung-jin).Coach: Cha Bum-kum.ROLL OF HONOURS:Champions - Suwon BluewingsRunner-ups - LA GalaxyThird - Oita TrinitaFourth - Shandong LunengGOALSCORERS:1 - Cho Yong-tae (Suwon Bluewings), Edson Buddle (LA Galaxy), Jovan Kirovski (LA Galaxy), Daiki Takamatsu (Oita Trinita), Ueslei (Oita Trinita), Miljan Mrdakovic (Shandong Luneng), Mike Magee (LA Galaxy).Own goal - Sean Franklin (LA Galaxy).
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