On January 29, 2024, Beijing time, the 16-8 match in the knockout stage of the Asian Cup continued, with Australia defeating Indonesia 4-0 in the two games that ended last night and this morning, and Tajikistan eliminated the United Arab Emirates 5-3 on penalties in extra time. Therefore, up to now, the top 8 teams in this Qatar Asian Cup have produced 2 seats, namely Australia and Tajikistan.
Australia and Indonesia started the first game, in the group stage, Australia won 2 wins and 1 draw and accumulated 7 points, and the first place in Group B was qualified, while Indonesia was 1 win, 2 losses and 3 points to beat Oman and China Men's Football Team to finish third in the group, so the gap between the two teams in this game is huge. In the 11th and 44th minutes of the game, Australia's Owen and Boyle made an own goal and scored with a header, giving Australia a 2-0 lead. In the second half, Australia continued to extend their lead, and in the 88th and 90th minutes of the game, Goodwin and Sutar used their height advantage to score with headers, and finally Australia advanced to the last eight 4-0, and in the knockout stage, Australia's true strength began to show.
Tajikistan and the United Arab Emirates game is much more stale, Tajikistan drew with the Chinese men's football team in the group stage, defeated Lebanon, lost Qatar, 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss and 4 points in Group A 2nd qualified, UAE Group C also 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss and 4 points in the second group to qualify, the two sides drew 1-1 in regular time, Hanonov contributed to Tajikistan, UAE caliph Mubarak equalized for the team, the two sides drew 0-0 again in extra time, and the two sides also came to the first penalty shootout of the Qatar Asian Cup, and finally Tajikistan eliminated the UAE 5-3 in the penalty shootout to advance to the top 8 of the Asian Cup, which is not easyTajikistan's luck is not ordinary.
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