Thursday, March 11, 2010

Hogg and Hayne make team of the tournament

"Barcelona lifted the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 but there were more players who stood out in the 10-day competition...

LB: Ian Hogg (AUC)

Auckland City’s marauding left-back never pulled out of a challenge and showed composure beyond his years, comfortably dealing with everything thrown at him. His bursting runs down the left flank caused Al Ahli problems in the opening game and, despite conceding three against Atlante, it could have been more had it not been for his impressive display.

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CF: Jason Hayne (AUC)

The New Zealander was due to start the tournament on the bench against Al Ahli, but when a teammate pulled up injured, he was handed a chance to shine. And he did just that, collecting the man-of-the-match award. Restricted against a superior Atlante side in the quarter-finals, he was back on form against TP Mazembe in the fifth-place playoff, scoring twice."

See full team of the tournament here Alves, Denilson, Messi, Hogg, Hayne...

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