2013 OSN Cup

2013 OSN Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates5–9 September 2013
Teams4 (from 3 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United Arab Emirates
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Trinidad and Tobago
Fourth place Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored13 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Trinidad and Tobago Kenwyne Jones
(3 goals)
Best player(s)United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman
Best goalkeeperNew Zealand Glen Moss

The 2013 OSN Cup was an association football tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 5 September 2013 to 9 September 2013.[1] The tournament was organized by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and sponsored by the Middle Eastern and North African TV network OSN. This was the premier edition of the tournament. New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Tobago and the United Arab Emirates were invited to the tournament. All matches were held at the King Fahd International Stadium[2] About the tournament, SAFF president Ahmed Eid Al-Harbi said, "Our goal is to promote the culture of football in the Kingdom, set more platforms for our talented team to demonstrate their skills and to encourage new talent to step forward and be proud participants in Saudi Arabia’s modern football history."[3] The United Arab Emirates were crowned champions after defeating New Zealand 2–0 in the final.

Squads

Brackets

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 September
 
 
 UAE (pen.)3 (7)
 
9 September
 
 Trinidad and Tobago3 (6)
 
 UAE2
 
5 September
 
 New Zealand 0
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
 
 New Zealand1
 
Third place
 
 
9 September
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago3
 
 
 Saudi Arabia1

Semi-finals

United Arab Emirates 3–3 Trinidad and Tobago
Fardan 5'
Mabkhout 37'
Khalil 54'
Report Plaza 55'
Jones 87' (pen.)
Molino 90+2'
Penalties
7–6
Saudi Arabia 0–1 New Zealand
Report Killen 78'
Referee: Abdulameer Abdulshaheed (Bahrain

Third place play-off

Trinidad and Tobago 3–1 Saudi Arabia
Jones 4', 5'
Boucaud 85'
Report Hazazi 47'

Final

United Arab Emirates 2–0 New Zealand
Khalil 11'
Mabkhout 56'
Report

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ^ "OSN Cup 2013". OSN. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  2. ^ "OSN Cup match schedule announced". albawaba.com. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Warriors get ready for OSN Cup". socawarriors.net. Retrieved 1 September 2013.