Summary of the first round of the Asian Cup: There are twists and turns in the traditional strong victory, and Japan and Vietnam staged a goal battle
On January 17, Beijing time, all 12 matches in the first round of the group stage of the 2023 Asian Cup were completed. After the first round, the referee showed a total of 37 yellow cards.
Qatar 3-0 Lebanon
Hosts Qatar scored a brace in the opening game thanks to a goal from Afif, and Moez Ali's pass helped Qatar win 3-0 against Lebanon to get off to a flying start.
China 0-0 Tajikistan
In the first match of the national football team in the Asian Cup, Tajikistan, the performance of the national football team in the first half was very bad, stopping the ball, making mistakes in passing one after another, and was shot by Tajikistan. In the second half, the overall performance of the national football team picked up, posing a threat to Tajikistan one after another, and Zhu Chenjie scored with a header in the 82nd minute, but the referee ruled that Jiang Guangtai was in an offside position after VAR prompts, and the goal was invalid. In the end, China 0-0 Tajikistan.
Australia 2-0 India
Australia's first match in the Asian Cup against India was a 2-0 win over India thanks to goals from Jackson Irving and Jordan Boss.
Uzbekistan 0-0 Syria
Uzbekistan's first match in the Asian Cup against Syria. In the first half, Syria threatened the Uzbekistan goal one after another, and in the second half, Shukurov volleyed from the outside, the ball went just wide of the post, and Syria's Ibrahim Essar was offside, and then the goal was blown in front of the goal, and the two sides ended up with a scoreless.
UAE 3-1 Hong Kong
The first match of the Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates was played against Hong Kong, China. Although they have just returned to the Asian Cup, Hong Kong, China has performed very well on the field and is not afraid of strong opponents. After falling behind by one goal, the UAE equalized by grabbing points, but the difference in strength was obvious, and with goals from Sudan and Ghassani, the UAE finally won 3-1 against Hong Kong, China.
Iran 4-1 Palestine
Iran's first match in the Asian Cup against Palestine. Iran's Ansarifad, Harizadeh, Gaedi and Azmoun scored and Gudos provided the assists, while Palestine struggled to pull a goal back in the first half as Iran thrashed Palestine 4-1.
Japan 4-2 Vietnam
Japan's first match in the Asian Cup against Vietnam, Vietnamese football has made rapid progress in recent years, and the first half played back and forth with the Japanese team. Japan were beaten by Vietnam with two goals after scoring a goal, but Japan were a strong team, and then led Vietnam again with a goal from Takumi Minamino and Keito Nakamura, and in the 85th minute, Kiyo Ueda scored to seal the win. In the end, Japan 4-2 Vietnam.
Indonesia 1-3 Iraq
Iraq won the first match of the Asian Cup against Indonesia, Iraq led in the first half with Ali's goal, although Ferdinand equalized for the team but was powerless, Iraq defeated Indonesia in the second half with two goals from Rashid and Hussein, and finally Indonesia lost 1-3 to Iraq.
South Korea 3-1 Bahrain
South Korea's first Asian Cup match against Bahrain, Ma Ning and the Chinese referee team blew the game, Li Gangren's personal ability reflected the world wave + double ring and Huang Renfan's pass, although Bahrain equalized after falling behind by one goal, and finally South Korea won 3-1 against Bahrain.
Malaysia 0-4 Jordan
Jordan's first match against Malaysia in the Asian Cup saw Jordan's Maddy and Tamari score twice to help Jordan beat Malaysia 4-0.
Thailand 2-0 Kyrgyzstan
Thailand's first match in the Asian Cup against Kyrgyzstan, Thailand did not have the upper hand in the face of Kyrgyzstan, which is ranked higher than itself in the world, and Thai player Subachai scored twice, scoring one goal in each half, and finally helped Thailand defeat Kyrgyzstan 2-0 to usher in a good start to the Asian Cup.
Saudi Arabia 2-1 Oman
Saudi Arabia's first match for the Asian Cup against Oman, Oman first won a penalty in the first half, Yahya scored a penalty to help Oman take the lead, and Saudi Arabian player Gharib, who came on as a substitute in the second half, equalized with his individual ability, and scored with a header in the final stoppage time to help Saudi Arabia beat Oman 2-1.