2008 Suruga Bank Championship
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| Date | July 30, 2008 | ||||||
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| Venue | Nagai Stadium, Osaka | ||||||
| Referee | Liang Zhao (China) | ||||||
| Attendance | 19,278 | ||||||
| Weather | Fine; 31.0°C | ||||||
The 2008 Suruga Bank Championship (Japanese: スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ2008; Spanish: Copa Suruga Bank 2008) is the inaugural match between the winners of the previous season's J. League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana. It was contested by the 2007 J. League Cup winner Japanese club Gamba Osaka and the 2007 Copa Sudamericana champion Argentine club Arsenal.
The match was won by Arsenal after a late second-half header by Carlos Casteglione off a corner kick by Javier Yacuzzi.
Summary
| Gamba Osaka | 0–1 | Arsenal |
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| Report | Casteglione 87' |
Gamba Osaka
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Arsenal
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Assistant referees:
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