On the evening of January 31, in the 7th 1/8 final of the Qatar Asian Cup, the Japanese team played against the Bahrain team, and in the end, the Japanese team advanced 3-1. Seven places have been decided in the top 8 of the Asian Cup: Australia, Tajikistan, Qatar, Jordan, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Japan, and there is one last suspense: Iran and Syria compete for the remaining top 8 tickets.
Japan is the No. 1 team in Asia and one of the favorites to win the championship, with a luxurious lineup and almost the only presence in Asia, with 2 wins and 1 loss in the group stage to qualify as the second place, and Bahrain is the top team in the group ahead of South Korea. The two teams have met 9 times in history, and Japan has a record of 7 wins and 2 losses, which still has a clear upper hand. In the 10th minute, the Japanese team had a corner kick opportunity, and Ueda Kiyo's header was defused by the Bahrain goalkeeper, and then, Hilal was blocked by Suzuki Ayakin with his legs, but the former was also offside.
In the 30th minute, Madan's low shot was saved again by Saiyan Suzuki. In the 31st minute, the Japanese team still broke the deadlock, every time Xiong Shengya shot from a distance, the ball hit the post and bounced back into the field, and Tang Anri scored with a supplementary shot, which was also the only goal in the first half, Japan 1-0 Bahrain. Statistics show that in the first half, Japan had more than 60% possession, led 7-2 on goal and 2-1 on target.
In the second half, in the 49th minute, the Japanese team extended its advantage, the Bahraini players cleared the siege and turned into an own assist, Kubo Kenei scored, and the linesman raised the flag to signal offside, but after VAR verification, the goal was valid, and the Japanese team was 2-0. In the 64th minute, the Bahrain team pulled a goal back, Suzuki Ayakan saved not far away, and then collided with Ueda Kiyo, Ueda Kiyo Oolong, Bahrain 1-2 Japan.
In the 72nd minute, the Japanese team scored again, and Ueda Kiyo scored a single goal, and the Japanese team 3-1 Bahrain. In the 76th minute, the Bahrain team made substitutions, Aswad and Hadan were replaced, and Jonah and Hashash came on as substitutes. In the 77th minute, Hidemasa Morita hit a long-range shot. In the 78th minute, the Japanese team made a substitution. In the 84th minute, Takuma Asano missed a single chance. Then the score did not change.