On April 19, 2024, the second round of Group A of the U23 Asian Cup was held, and in the end, Indonesia defeated Australia 1-0 and Qatar defeated Jordan 2-1.
1. Indonesia 1-0 Australia
Both teams failed to emerge victorious in the opening round, with Indonesia losing 2-0 to hosts Qatar and Australia drawing 0-0 with Jordan. Therefore, this game is important for both sides, and only by getting three points can they take the initiative to qualify.
Who would have thought that Indonesia would win 1-0 against Australia, and of course, it had a lot to do with Innia's defence, which was so good and the goalkeeper made many saves to keep the goal intact.
In the 23rd minute, Australia's No. 19 Toure scored a handball foul in the Indonesian penalty area outside the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty after watching the video replay, and Indonesian Coman received a yellow card, but Toure's penalty was saved by Indonesian goalkeeper Sataryadi, and Australia missed the opportunity to open the scoring.
In the 44th minute, the Indonesian team took a corner kick from the left side, and after a far-end battle, Zhou Yaan passed the ball sideways, and Coman scored with a header in front of the goal, and Indonesia led Australia 1-0.
In the second half, although Australia made a number of chances, they were saved by the brave Sataritya, of course, Indonesia also had a chance to extend the score in the last moments, but Ferdinand's volley was blocked by the defender.
In the end, Indonesia defended the score of 1-0 with a united defense, and Indonesia coached by Shin Tai Long ranked second in the group with three points and occupied the initiative to qualify, and Australia must fight the host Qatar in the final round if they want to qualify from the group.
2. Jordan 1-2 Qatar
Host Qatar won all three points 2-0 in the first round and faced Jordan in the second round.
The game was quite intense, within 90 minutes, the two sides fought 1-1, and in the 103rd minute, substitute player Manet scored the killer goal, Qatar defeated Jordan 2-1, won two consecutive victories, and advanced to the quarterfinals one round ahead of schedule.
In the 40th minute, the Qatar team played a series of exquisite combinations, Saba took the ball on the side and went straight to the inserted Yaqidi, who hit a wonderful world ball from a small angle, flying into the goal from the near corner, Qatar took the lead to break the deadlock, leading Jordan 1-0.
After conceding the goal, the Jordan team launched a fierce counterattack. In the 47th minute, Jordanian player Taha was kicked down in the penalty area, and the video referee reminded that the referee watched VR and awarded a penalty to Jordan, Jordan successfully seized the opportunity and scored a penalty, and the two sides fought 1-1.
After the equaliser, the morale-boosting Jordan team launched a series of very dangerous attacks, and Qatari goalkeeper Barriad performed well, making a series of wonderful saves and not conceding again. In the 13th minute of stoppage time, the Qatar team took advantage of a set-piece opportunity in front of the field, and the substitute striker Manet completed the stunner, winning both games and advancing to the quarterfinals. Jordan has two games, one draw and one loss, accumulating only one point and ranking third. The qualifying situation is not good, and the final round needs to fight Indonesia. In the previous warm-up match between the national football team and Qatar, the national football team defeated the Qatar team 2-0 with Liang Shaowen and Baihelamu.
Group B of the group stage will kick off at 21 o'clock in the evening, with 11 to 10 goals failed to score in the first game and lost to Japan.