In the early morning of February 4, Beijing time, Qatar, the host of the 1/4 finals of the Asian Cup, played against Uzbekistan. In the other quarter-final match of the local half, Iran beat Japan on a penalty in stoppage time to advance. Therefore, who of the two teams can advance to the top 4 in this campaign will face Iran in the semi-finals. There is not much difference in the strength of the two teams, with Qatar having a slight advantage. It will be interesting to see who will be the last one to qualify for the semi-finals.
Starting lineup
Uzbekistan starters: 1-Yusupov, 15-Eshrmudov, 4-Sayafev, 18-Abdellaev, 5-Ashurmatov, 19-Turgunboyev, 22-Feduraev, 7-Shukurov, 10-Masharipov, 11-Urunov, 9-Hamrobekov
Qatar starters: 22-Barsham, 2-Miguel, 3-Mehdi Ali, 5-Salman, 12-Mendes, 24-Gaber, 4-Bayati, 10-Haydos, 20-Fathsi, 11-Afif, 19-Almoiz Ali
Game recap
In the 10th minute of the game, Afif's volley was confiscated by the goalkeeper
In the 26th minute, Qatar took the lead in scoring, and it was Haydos who volleyed the goal from a small angle, and the goalkeeper should take responsibility for not guarding the inside corner.
In the 57th minute, Otabek hit the goal from outside the penalty area and slid out, which was a pity
On 59 minutes, Uzbekistan equalized and Hamrobekov scored to make it 1-1
With both teams missing the last chance to kill, the two sides were tied 1-1 in regulation time. Go to overtime.
Both teams ran out of energy in overtime, and many players couldn't run. In the end, neither could score in extra time and the two sides went to penalties.
It was the Uzbek player who started the game and hit the penalty spot. 1-0
On the Qatari side, it was Afif who played out, and he also scored easily. 1-1
Uzbekistan's second player failed to get the ball in, followed by Qatar Ali's missed ball and the two sides were back on the same page. 1-1
Uzbekistan's third player to make the game was on the spot. 2-1
Qatar's third home player kicked the ball straight away, and the score was still 2-1
Uzbekistan's fourth player also failed to hit the ball and pulled Qatar back from the death line.
The fourth Qatari player hit the ball firmly to make it 2-2.
It's time to watch the last round.
Uzbekistan's fifth player was No. 10 Masharipov, who couldn't even get the ball in, and the Qatari goalkeeper didn't move in the middle and blocked the ball.
The last player in Qatar only needs to score the ball in the game and it is over. It was Miguel who came out and hit it steadily.
In the end, Qatar defeated Uzbekistan 3-2 on penalties and 4-3 on aggregate and successfully advanced to the top four. It was a terrible game.
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