| Date | 13 August 2008 — 17:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Gongren Tiyuchang, Beijing | |
| Referee | Wolfgang Stark |  GER |
| Linesman | Volker Wezel | GER |
| Linesman | Jan-Hendrik Salver | GER |
| 4th Official | Khalil Galal |  KSA |
| Attendance | 48,096 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Nigeria |  NGR | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| – | United States |  USA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nigeria| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9 | Victor Obinna | 1 | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 10 | Promise Isaac | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 11 | Solomon Okoronkwo | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 12 | Femi Ajilore | 0 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 15 | Efe Ambrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 14 | Peter Odemwingie | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 16 | Victor Anichebe | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 17 | Emmanuel Ekpo | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 6 | Monday James | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | |||
| Midfield | 7 | Chinedu Ogbuke | 0 | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Sani Kaita | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 2 | Chibuzor Okonkwo | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Defense | 5 | Dele Adeleye | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Ambruse Vanzekin | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Coach | Samson Siasia | 2 | ||||||||||
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12 | Jozy Altidore | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 14 | Robbie Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 15 | Michael Parkhurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 16 | Sacha Kljestan | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 17 | Brian McBride | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 10 | Benny Feilhaber | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 6 | Mo Edu | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 7 | Stuart Holden | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Danny Szetela | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 5 | Dax McCarty | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 9 | Charlie Davies | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 2 | Marvell Wynne | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 3 | Michael Orozco Fiscal | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 18 | Brad Guzan | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| Coach | Piotr Nowak | |||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 (1) | Michael Orozco Fiscal | | red | ||
| 60 (2) | Benny Feilhaber | | yellow | ||
| 87 (2) | Ambruse Vanzekin | | yellow |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 (1) | Promise Isaac | | 1-0 | ||
| 79 (2) | Victor Obinna | | 2-0 | ||
| 88 (2) | Sacha Kljestan | | 2-1 | penalty |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 (2) | Jozy Altidore | | out | ||
| 46 (2) | Benny Feilhaber | | in | ||
| 68 (2) | Solomon Okoronkwo | | out | ||
| 68 (2) | Danny Szetela | | out | ||
| 68 (2) | Peter Odemwingie | | in | ||
| 68 (2) | Dax McCarty | | in | ||
| 73 (2) | Promise Isaac | | out | ||
| 73 (2) | Victor Anichebe | | in | ||
| 77 (2) | Stuart Holden | | out | ||
| 77 (2) | Charlie Davies | | in | ||
| 85 (2) | Femi Ajilore | | out | ||
| 85 (2) | Emmanuel Ekpo | | in |
