Australiaās victoryĀ over China in the quarter-finals of the AFC Asian CupĀ Australia 2015 on Thursday attracted the largest TV audienceĀ for a football match in China in recent years, with anĀ average audience totalling 27 million watchingĀ events on CCTV-5.
With a crowd of 46,067Ā inside Brisbane Stadium as Australia posted a 2-0 win thanksĀ to two goals from Tim Cahill, the peak viewership reached 32Ā million on CCTV-5.
The total reach,Ā meaning the number of people who watched the quarter-finalĀ at any time, was 76 million on CCTV-5, with the total reachĀ ā including regional broadcasters ā Ā hitting 95Ā million.
The average audience onĀ CCTV-5 exceeded the previous record of 23 Million, which wasĀ set for the second leg of the 2013 AFC Champions LeagueĀ final between Chinaās Guangzhou Evergrande and KoreaĀ Republicās FC Seoul.
CAPTION ā Tim CahillĀ scored twice as hosts Australia beat China 2-0 in theĀ quarter-finals of the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 onĀ Thursday.
