The Asian Cup final is out! The three favorites to win the championship are eliminated, and Japan has entered the Olympics for 8 consecutive years, and the big dark horse is out

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2024-04-30 04:39Posted in Guangdong sports creators

In the early morning of April 30, Beijing time, the U23 Asian Cup played two semi-finals, Japan and Uzbekistan defeated their respective opponents to advance to the finals, and also passed through to the Paris Olympics, Indonesia and Iraq will compete for the last direct place, and the loser also needs to play a play-off.

Indonesia 0:2 Uzbekistan

Indonesia U23 eliminated the favorite South Korea U23 on the field, breaking out one of the biggest upsets of this Cup, and they reached the semi-finals in the U23 Asian Cup for the first time. Uzbekistan U23 is aiming for the title. The team won all of them in the group stage, and in the knockout round against bitter opponents Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan performed well and won 2-0. Before the semi-finals, Uzbekistan scored 12 goals and conceded 1 goal.

After the start of the game, the stronger Uzbekistan still had the advantage, although they failed to score in the first half, but the bombardment around the Indonesian goal was indiscriminate. In the 69th minute of the second half, Norchaev broke the deadlock by grabbing a volley in front of the goal! In the 84th minute, Ramahani stepped on a foul and was sent off the field with a direct red card, and Indonesia began to collapse with one less man. In the 86th minute, Al Khan accidentally set himself up in the free kick defense, and the biggest dark horse stopped advancing and missed the final, and Uzbekistan directly reached the final for the second time in a row.

Iraq 0:2 Japan

In this Asian Cup, Japan's path to qualification was a little tortuous, losing to South Korea in the group stage, and only finished second in the group. In the knockout round, Japan faced hosts Qatar, and it was only in extra time that Japan struggled to defeat their opponents. Iraq's path to qualification was not smooth either, with a complete defeat to Thailand in the opening game and a strong Saudi Arabia in the final round to qualify. In the round of 8, Iraq won 1-0 against a rising Vietnam and advanced to the semi-finals. In this meeting, Japan played very actively at the beginning and quickly turned the offensive into a goal, and after receiving a long pass from Fujita to Rukima, Shindai Hosoya stopped the ball in front of the goal and turned around to shoot in one go.

In the 42nd minute, Fujita let Rukima provide another assist, and Ryotaro Araki pushed to expand the score advantage, and in the second half, Iraq launched a counterattack, but unfortunately failed to break through the Japanese team's goal, and Japan was able to successfully advance to the final 2:0. This is Japan's return to the Asian Cup final for the first time in eight years and its eighth consecutive Olympic appearance, second only to South Korea, which has been held nine times.

As a result, Japan and Uzbekistan will compete for the final at 23:30 Beijing time on May 3, and both teams have also qualified for the Paris Olympics this summer, while South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq, which were originally favored to advance or even win the championship before the game, were all eliminated without exception. Indonesia and Iraq, who lost in the semi-finals, will play the third-place and fourth-place finalists at 23:30 on 2 May, with the third-place finishers also eligible for the Paris Games, while the losers will have to play a play-off match against African teams for a final ticket to the Games.

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