was awarded a penalty by the Chinese referee in 96 minutes, and the Japanese team was out! Japanese fans saw through the essence: they should lose
The focus of the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup, Japan vs. Iran. Relying on a penalty awarded by Ma Ning in the final stage of stoppage time, the Iranian team defeated the biggest favorite Japan in the Asian Cup 2-1 and reached the semi-finals.
This match can be called an early final, and Japan is currently ranked 17th in the world and Iran is 21st, both of which are strong. Japan has won the championship 4 times and Iran 3 times, both of which are among the most successful teams in the Asian Cup. Of course, the last time Iran won the championship was back in 1976.
In the 27th minute, Ueda Kiyo made the ball with his back, and Hidemasa Morita showed his personal ability, and he broke through the defense to score a goal, and the Japanese team took a 1-0 lead! The Japanese team's form in this Asian Cup is actually good and bad. The Iranian team seized the opportunity to tie in the second half, in the 55th minute, Suzuki Caiyan's long pass to the midfield was cut off, Iran's quick counterattack 3 passes were wonderful, Azmoun assisted Mohebi to successfully break the score against offside, and the two sides returned to the same running line. Afterwards, Azmoun scored against a two-man defence but was disallowed for offside.
In the 95th minute, Itakura and Tomiyasu Kenhiro grabbed the same point, Kanani was brought down in the penalty area in front of the point, and the Iranian team got a penalty opportunity, and in the end, Jahanbakhsh scored a penalty, and the biggest favorite Japan team went out 1-2! Iran team reached the semifinals. So, how to evaluate Ma Ning's penalty this time?
In this game, the Japanese team was tough in the first half, and the second half was very soft, and there were not many penalties that made Ma Ning entangled. However, at the last moment, Ma Ning resolutely decided that this was a penalty. For this reason, when the Japanese media mentioned the penalty, they also said that Ma Ning's decision was very decisive and did not give any chance.
Japanese fans don't give the team a good rating, and the big hit has lost the support of fans, and many fans have begun to criticize the Japanese team for being too arrogant and performing poorly. Fans hardly saw the penalty as a turning point, but rather that Japan played so badly in the end that they would lose even if they went into extra time. The stats don't lie, in this game, the Japanese team lost to Iraq and Iran in a row, conceded 8 goals in 5 games, and collapsed in the second half against Iran, shooting 8-17 in the whole game! Japanese fans angrily denounced: "You should lose! After winning the World Cup against Germany and Spain, they became arrogant." ”