In the early morning of February 8, Beijing time, in the second match of the Asian Cup semifinals, the host Qatar faced the Iranian team. In the first half, Azmoun opened 4 minutes of blitz, and then Afif made a contribution to help Qatar achieve a rebound; in the second half, Jahanbakh used a penalty kick to equalize for Iran, in the 82nd minute, Ali scored a stunner, in the first minute of stoppage time, Khalizadeh was red, and Qatar of 11 to 10 finally defeated Iran 3-2 and advanced to the final for two consecutive times, and will face Jordan in the final, and the game will kick off at 23 o'clock on the 10th (Beijing time).
Qatar narrowly defeated Uzbekistan on penalties in the quarterfinals to advance and is also the defending champion of this tournament, while Iran defeated Japan in the quarterfinals to advance.
In just 4 minutes of the opening game, Iran threw a throw-in from the right side, the Qatari defender made a mistake in clearing, and Azmoun at the back point took the ball and shot into the far corner, Iran completed the blitzkrieg, 1-0.
In the 12th minute, Jahanbakhsh crossed from the right, Taremi was a little slow to outflank and failed to touch the ball, missing a good opportunity to extend the score.
In the 17th minute, Afif took the ball back in the penalty area, Gaber met the ball at the edge of the penalty area, and the ball hit Ezzatorahi's body and refracted it, leaving Berranvand helpless, and Qatar equalized, 1-1.
In the 32nd minute, Afif took the ball and drove straight into the penalty area, facing the attacking Beiranvande, the low shot was blocked, but the ball still fell in front of Afif, and the follow-up shot in the face of the empty goal was kicked high, and Iran escaped.
In the 43rd minute, Afif received a shovel pass from his teammates and drove the ball into the penalty area, faced the bag of 4 defenders, and scored with a shot into the far corner, Qatar completed the overtake, 2-1.
In first-half stoppage time, Hussein Kanani took a close-range shot from a corner kick and was cleared by Mendes on the goal line, giving Qatar a 2-1 lead at half-time.
In the first minute of the second half, the Iranian team created a killing chance, but Ezzatorahi's burst shot in the penalty area hit the Qatari defender's body, but VAR immediately intervened and determined that Fathi blocked the ball with his arm, Iran got a penalty opportunity, Jahanbakhsh scored the penalty, and Iran equalized, 2-2.
In the 52nd minute, Ali went straight to the goal, Abdulizago shook off the defense and entered the penalty area, and the close-range push was saved by Beiranvand, and then Qatar took a corner kick, and Abdulizago at the back point headed the goal, Beiranvand was out of position, but the defender completed the goal line clearance.
In the 72nd minute, Qatar crossed from the right, and Ali at the back point pressed the defender to grab the landing point, but the header did not pose a threat and was confiscated by Beiranvand.
In the 74th minute, Iran took a corner kick from the right side, and Khalizadeh jumped up in the crowd to head the goal, and Basham lifted the ball out of the bottom line with one palm.
In the 75th minute, Iran crossed from the left, and his teammates swept in front of the goal, and Taremi and Azmoun shot twice in a row, both of which were cleared by Qatari defenders on the goal line.
In the 82nd minute, Afif crossed from the left, the Iranian defender's header was not far away, and the long shot from the front of the Hatem penalty area was intercepted by Ali in front of the goal, Ali took the ball and turned around and pushed the dead corner from close range, Qatar took the lead again, 3-2.
In the 89th minute, Haydos received a return pass from his teammates and volleyed directly into the ball, but failed to hit the target.
In the first minute of stoppage time, Afif was knocked down by Halizadeh in an almost one-on-one situation, and the referee showed a yellow card for the first time, and after VAR intervened, he changed the red card to send off Halizadeh, and Iran played 10 to 11 for the rest of the time.
In the 13th minute of stoppage time, Jahanbakhsh fired a shot from a tight angle on the inside of the neutral post, and Iran missed a great chance to equalize.
In the final stage of the match, Iran failed to complete the draw, and finally Qatar won and advanced, appearing in the final for the second consecutive time.
Qatar line-up: 22-Basham, 2-Miguel (5-Salman 62 mins), 3-Mukhtar (68 mins 16-Kukshi), 12-Mendes, 14-Hohmann (46 mins 17-Ismail), 24-Gaber (81 mins 6-Hatem), 4-Bayati, 20-Fathi (46' yellow card), 9-Abdelisago (62 mins 10-Haydos), 11-Afif, 19-Almoise Ali
Iran line-up: 1-Beiranvande, 3-Haji Safi (20' yellow card 46 mins 5-Milad Mohammadi), 4-Halizadeh (90+ 'red card), 13-Hussein Kanaani, 6-Ezatolahi, 7-Jahanbakhsh, 8-Ibrahimi (46 mins 21-Mohebi), 23-Rezarian (86 mins 26-Mohange), 9-Taremi (90+ mins 11-Asadi), 14-Gudos, 20-Azmoun