Asian Cup, Host Nation Qatar Wins 3-2 Against Iran
Asian Cup, Host Nation Qatar Wins 3-2 Against Iran… Final Clash with Jordan
Qatar, challenge for 2nd consecutive victory… ‘5 goals’ Afif ranks second in scoring
Qatar, the host country of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, defeated Iran and advanced to the finals, attempting to win the competition for the second time in a row. 토토사이트 순위
Qatar achieved a 3-2 comeback victory over Iran in the semifinals of the tournament held at the Assumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on the 8th (Korean time).
As a result, Qatar, the defending champion and host country, aims to win its second consecutive Asian Cup title at home against Jordan, which advanced to the final after defeating Korea.
The final match between Qatar and Jordan will be held at Lusail Stadium at midnight on the 11th.
Qatar, ranked 58th in the FIFA rankings, defeated Uzbekistan in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals, but allowed the first goal early on to Iran (21st), which had defeated Japan.
In the 4th minute of the first half, in a mixed situation at the goal following Iran’s throw-in, Sardar Azmoun scored an overhead kick from the left penalty area into the corner of the opposite goal.
Afterwards, Qatar had fewer shots (15-22) than Iran, but led the game with efficient soccer, hitting more effective shots (8-5) and scoring goals.
Qatar balanced things out in the 17th minute of the first half when Jassim Abdulsalam kicked a low right-footed shot from the penalty line in front of the goal, hitting a defender, drawing a parabola in the air, and hitting the corner of the goal.
In the 43rd minute of the first half, Akram Afif used his footwork to sweep the opponent’s left penalty area and then hit the net with a right-footed shot to turn the game around.
Afif scored his 5th goal in this tournament and ranked 2nd in scoring after Ayman Hussein (Iraq, 6 goals).
Qatar, which finished the first half with a 2-1 lead, conceded a penalty kick to Iran’s Alireza Jahanbakhshi in the 6th minute of the second half to tie the game.
However, in the 37th minute of the second half, Almoez Ali scored the winning shot with a right-footed shot from the penalty area in front of the goal to tie the game.
Iran was outnumbered in extra time in the second half when Shoja Khalilzadeh received a red card for a dangerous foul and was sent off, and eventually bowed to Qatar.
