Club World Cup · Semi-Final
Manchester United v Gamba Osaka
5–3
Manchester United beat Gamba Osaka 5–3 at Yokohama Stadium (N) on Thursday 18th December 2008 in the Club World Cup. Nemanja Vidic (28'), Cristiano Ronaldo (45'), Wayne Rooney (75', 80') and Darren Fletcher (77') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 28' Nemanja Vidic 1–0
- 45' Cristiano Ronaldo 2–0
- Half Time
- 67' Darren Fletcher for Scholes
- 69' Jonny Evans for Vidic
- 73' Masoto Yamazaki 2–1
- 73' Wayne Rooney for Tevez
- 75' Wayne Rooney 3–1
- 77' Darren Fletcher 4–1
- 80' Wayne Rooney 5–1
- 84' Yasuhito Endo pen 5–2
- 90' Hideo Hashimoto 5–3
- Full Time 5–3
Match Facts
- United's first ever meeting with Gamba Osaka.
- Nemanja Vidic's 4th goal of 2008-2009, and his 9th for United.
- Cristiano Ronaldo's 10th goal of 2008-2009, and his 101st for United.
- Wayne Rooney's brace took him to 9 in 2008-2009 and 86 for United.
- Darren Fletcher's 4th goal of 2008-2009, and his 13th for United.
Starting XI
Player
15 Nemanja Vidic 28'
Substitutes
Darren Fletcher
77' 67' for Scholes
Jonny Evans
69' for Vidic
Wayne Rooney
75', 80' 73' for Tevez
Gamba Osaka Lineup
Starting XI
13 Mochihiro Yasuda M
Ryuji Bando F
Satoshi Yamaguchi D
Yosuke Fujigaya G
Hideo Hashimoto M
Akira Kaji D
Masato Yamazaki F
Sota Nakazawa D
Yasuhito Endo M
Tomokazu Myojin M
Lucas F
Substitutes
Takahiro Futagawa
Naoki Matsuyo
Shinichi Terada on
Shu Kurata
Takuya Takei
Takumi Shimohira
Roni
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Shinichi Terada
Gamba Osaka
United vs Gamba Osaka History
Meeting 1 of 1
1
Played
1
Won
0
Drawn
0
Lost
5
Goals For
3
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Thursday 18th December 2008.
18 Dec 2008 W 5–3 This match
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →