The Asian Cup semi-finals continued, with Iran, ranked 21st in the world, taking on hosts Qatar in 58th. Azmoun opened the scoring before Jassim and Afif scored twice in quick succession, before Jahanbakhsh equalised from the penalty spot before Ali scored the winner to send Qatar back from behind to reach the final as they challenged to defend their title.
In the 4th minute of the opening game, Iran's touchline hand-tossed the ball into the penalty area, teammates at the front point followed the momentum of the ball, and Azmoun at the back point tried to shoot but did not touch, but the follow-up barb scored to help the team get off to a dream start, and the quality of the goal was really high. Jahanbakhsh sent in a cross from the flank, and Taremi fell to the ground and fired a shot that didn't miss a chance.
The two teams started to attack the rhythm, in the 17th minute, Qatar's long pass launched a fast attack, Afif inserted the ball to send a return pass assist, Jassim hit the defender with a long-range shot and bounced into the goal, and the score instantly returned to the same running line.
The confrontation between the players of the two sides became more and more intense, and the Qatari offensive gradually gained the upper hand, and Afif frequently used his personal ability to create risks. In the 43rd minute, Afif dribbled the ball in the penalty area and faced many people to dodge the angle and shoot into the net, and the pass made a contribution to lead the team to complete the overtake, which is the charm of the star.
Back in the second half, a suspected handball foul in the Fathi penalty area, VAR intervened, and the referee watched a video replay of the final award, which caused controversy, and Jahanbakhsh took the penalty safely, and the two teams returned to a draw again.
Qatar immediately launched a counterattack, Yusuf's powerful shot from a tight angle was cleared by the goalkeeper, and Miguel's header was cleared by the defender's goal line, at which time a fierce clash broke out between the two sides, and the referee pulled away in time.
Finally, in the 82nd minute, Hatem's long-range shot at the top of the arc turned into an assist, Ali scored a low shot in the middle to score a stunner, and the score did not change again for the rest of the time, and Khalizadeh was sent off in stoppage time, and the host Qatar reversed Iran 3-2 to enter the final, and they will compete with the super dark horse Jordan for the title.
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