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Asian Cup, Host Nation Qatar Wins 3-2 Against Iran\u2026 Final Clash with Jordan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Qatar, challenge for 2nd consecutive victory… ‘5 goals’ Afif ranks second in scoring<\/p>\n

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. \ud1a0\ud1a0\uc0ac\uc774\ud2b8 \uc21c\uc704<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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).<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The final match between Qatar and Jordan will be held at Lusail Stadium at midnight on the 11th.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

In the 4th minute of the first half, in a mixed situation at the goal following Iran’s throw-in, Sardar Azmoun<\/a> scored an overhead kick from the left penalty area into the corner of the opposite goal.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

In the 43rd minute of the first half, Akram Afif<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

Afif scored his 5th goal in this tournament and ranked 2nd in scoring after Ayman Hussein (Iraq, 6 goals).<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Iran was outnumbered in extra time in the second half when Shoja Khalilzadeh<\/a> received a red card for a dangerous foul and was sent off, and eventually bowed to Qatar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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