3-1! Ma Ning became the first person in history with three penalty points, and the host Qatar defended the Asian Cup and set five records in a row
In the early morning of February 11, Beijing time, the Qatar Asian Cup ushered in the final final, and the host Qatar played against Jordan, the big dark horse.
This Asian Cup can be described as a series of upsets, with the top five in Asia, Japan, Iran, South Korea, Australia, and Saudi Arabia all missing the finals. In terms of world rankings, Qatar is ranked 58th and sixth in Asia, while Jordan is ranked 87th in FIFA and 13th in Asia, which is not even as good as the national football team.
In the final round of the group stage, Jordan lost to Bahrain as desired, sending the opponent to the first place in the group against Japan, and he fell to the third place in the group, entering the relatively weak half, and went all the way to the final.
Qatar, as the defending champion and the host of this tournament, performed quite well, in the weakest group, and after winning all three games to advance, the knockout rounds defeated Palestine, Uzbekistan and Iran one after another, and struggled to reach the final.
After the opening, Qatar took advantage of the home advantage and played very aggressively in attack, and Afif continued to perform well, and his breakthrough made the Jordanian defenders a little unbearable.
In the 10th minute, Jordan gradually strengthened its attack, but this also buried a hidden danger in the backline, and Qatar's counterattack was extremely fast, which also made the Jordanian team dare not rush to press.
In the 16th minute, Yazan's shot from outside the penalty area was so powerful that Basham did not dare to receive the ball and knocked it out with both fists.
In the 19th minute, Afif burst into the penalty area and was tripped by Nasib behind him, Manin did not hesitate to point to the penalty spot, and after VAR checking, it was confirmed.
In the 21st minute, Afif personally took charge and achieved it overnight. After the goal, Afif pulled out his personal star card from the shin guards.
Facing the camera, Afif performed magic, and the star card was transformed into a letter. Afif also scored his sixth goal of the Asian Cup, tying Iraq's Al Hussein for the top scorer's list.
Jordan, who were trailing by the scoreline, tried to step up their attack, but the thunder was heavy and the Jordanians came close to equalising in first-half stoppage time when Tamari's shot hit Wade.
In the second half of the game, the Jordan team gradually took the initiative on the field, and Basham made a series of miraculous saves.
Qatar's defence was shaky, and in the 67th minute, Jordan crossed from the side and Yazan burst into the equalizer.
In the 73rd minute, the Jordanian defense made another mistake, and after the VAR reminder, Manin looked back at the penalty kick, and Afif scored twice to dominate the scorer list.
In stoppage time of the game, Afif burst into the penalty area and collided with the goalkeeper and fell to the ground, VAR intervened, Manin awarded a penalty again, and Afif scored a hat-trick of penalties.
In the end, Qatar defeated Jordan 3-1 and successfully defended its title, and Manin also became the first referee to award three penalties to the same team in the Asian Cup final. The victory in this game also allowed Qatar to set a number of records.
First, Qatar has become the only team in the history of the Asian Cup to reach the final at least twice, with a 100% win rate.
Second, Qatar became the second team to defend their title in the Asian Cup after Japan in 2004.
Third, Qatar became the fifth team in the history of the Asian Cup to defend its title.
Fourth, Qatar became the seventh team to win the Asian Cup as the host.
Fifth, Qatar became the first team in the history of the Asian Cup final to win on three penalties.