On February 1, Beijing time, the last match of the 1/8 finals of the Asian Cup was played, and Iran faced off against Syria. Taremi scored in the 34th minute, Omar equalized in the 64th minute, and Taremi left the field in red-dyed second-half stoppage time. The two teams played 1-1 on 120 minutes, and in the penalty shoot-out, Iran won 5-3 and advanced to the quarter-finals with an aggregate score of 6-4. In the quarterfinals, the Iranian team will face the Japanese team.
In the 8th minute, Iran made a threatening attack in a series of passes in front, Jahanbakhsh accurately plugged into the box, Azmoun knew how to quickly get into the box to get the ball, and then his volley from a tight angle was blocked by the goalkeeper, but the ball bounced back at his feet, and he followed it high and hit the goalkeeper, but then he was ruled offside.
In the 17th minute, Omar sent a cross into the box from the left, and the two Syrian players who outflanked him in the middle failed to reach the ball, and the Iranian defender pushed the ball out of the box in time.
In the 27th minute, Rezaian took a corner kick into the penalty area, and a scuffle formed in front of the goal, the Syrian defender pushed the ball out in advance, and Safi fell to the ground on the line of the big penalty area.
In the 33rd minute, Alfague delivered a clever pass in front of the penalty area, Taremi got the ball in front of two defenders, and when he got the ball with his back, Ahmuosu made a mistake in the middle of the game and knocked him down in the back, and the referee awarded a penalty. Taremi took the penalty himself, and he played the middle to score the ball with ease, and Iran took a 1-0 lead.
In the 43rd minute, Azmoun drove the ball straight into the box, but he stumbled at his feet and the defender cut the ball off after catching up with him.
In the 52nd minute, Jahanbakhsh picked up a pass to the right in front of the penalty area, Azmoun quickly inserted, forming a 1vs1 chance with the goalkeeper, his low shot was blocked by the goalkeeper's outstretched foot, but the ball fell back to Azmoun's feet, and then Azmoun followed up with a follow-up shot, and the defender struggled to block the ball off the line. Iran won a corner, Rezaian took the ball into the box, Azmoun grabbed the nod and the defender headed the ball over the goal line.
In the 58th minute, the Syrian team delivered a diagonal long pass just past the midfield, Pablo quickly inserted it into the penalty area, and then was tripped + stepped on by the goalkeeper's outstretched leg when attacking. After reviewing the VAR, the referee decided that Pablo was not offside and awarded a penalty for a foul on the Iranian goalkeeper. Omar scored from the middle to make it 1-1 for Syria.
In the 76th minute, after Iran's continuous passes, Azmoun fed the ball into the box, but Taremi was fouled by handball in the box.
In the 80th minute, after Golizadai collided with Taremi against the wall, Taremi picked up the ball near the small penalty area, and then Golizadai's shot was blocked by the goalkeeper's outstretched leg.
The game entered stoppage time, Allah ran with the ball on the left side of the front, Taremi brought him down when he chased him back, the referee showed Taremi his second yellow card of the game, Taremi was also sent off with a red card, Iran played 10 to 11 in the next game, and the situation fell into passivity. After 90 minutes of fierce battle, the two teams were still tied 1-1, and the game went to extra time.
In the 92nd minute, Syria fed the ball into the penalty area, and Allah volleyed from the position where he had just entered the big penalty area, but it hit the anti-aircraft gun directly.
In the 104th minute, Syria passed the ball diagonally from the right into the penalty area, but was cleared by the defenders.
In the 110th minute, Ansarifard broke through on the right side of the penalty area and crossed, the defender kicked the ball out, and then Alphag, who was ambushed in front of the big penalty area, volleyed vigorously but it was more outrageous. After 120 minutes of 1-1 draw, the two teams went to a penalty shootout.
In the first round of penalties, Iran's Ansarifade and Syria's Pablo both hit the penalty kicks, and the two teams were tied at 2-2.
In the second round of penalties, Iran's Rezaian hit the penalty, and Syria's Youssef was saved, and Iran led 3-2.
In the third round of penalties, Iran's Omid and Syria's Ahm Osu both hit the penalty kicks, and Iran led 4-3.
In the fourth round of penalties, Iran's Torabi and Syria's Allah both hit the ball, and Iran led 5-4.
In the fifth round of penalties, Iran's Safi took the penalty in one fell swoop, and Iran won 6-4.
Iran starting line-up: 1-Beiranvand; 3-Safi, 4-Karizah, 23-Rezaian, 15-Cheshmi; 7-Jahanbakhsh, 6-Alphag, 14-Gudos, 9-Taremi, 18-Maddie, 20-Azmoun;
Syria starting line-up: 22-Madanha; 3-Moyad, 24-Abdul, 13-Thal, 2-Ahm'osu; 18-Elias, 12-Amma, 4-Alessio, 25-Muhammad; 7-Omar, 21-Hesar;