Qatar January 24- Iran defeated the UAE 2-1, won 3 consecutive matches, and qualified for the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar.
Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar, group stage, final match, group C, at Education City Stadium, Iran, former 3-time champion, Al-Abyad meets UAE, in the 26th minute, Sardar Azmoun shoots, the ball goes to Mehdi Taremi, the team’s star striker, who slides and shoots. From the right side to give Iran a 1-0 lead in the second half in the 59th minute. UAE player Yahya Al-Ghassani was hit by a kick from Hossein Khanani. Foul in the penalty area. After the referee went to check the VAR technology, the penalty kick was awarded to the Emirates, but Ghassani's shot was blocked by the Iranian goalkeeper. Sardar Azmoun missed the equalizer in the 65th minute, intercepting the ball before allowing Mehdi Taremi to score with his right, scoring his second goal in the match. Abdullah Ramadan helped Iran lead 2-0 in the 90+3 minute, as he passed a long ball to Yahya Al-Ghassani, who slid and shot, putting the UAE in front 1-2 before the end of the match, and Iran won 2-1, ending the match with Iran’s victory 2-1. 3 consecutive victories with 9 full points, qualifying for first place in the group, and the UAE has 4 points, equal to Palestine, but the goal difference is better. Thus, it qualified for second place in the group.
In another match at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Hong Kong, the red team met with the Palestine team, and in the 12th minute, Musab Al-Battat opened from the edge of the line in front of the goal, so Uday Dabash headed the ball and the ground settled into the goal. The second half began only 3 minutes after Palestine advanced 1-0, then Musab Al-Battat opened the ball for Sayed Al-Qanbar to head the ball and score it, giving Palestine a 2-0 lead in the 60th minute, and Uday Dabash repeated that. His colleague's shot scored the third goal, giving Palestine a 3-0 lead, and in the 90th + 4th minute, Musab Al-Battat scored a handball inside the penalty area. After examining the referee, the VAR awarded a penalty kick for Hong Kong. But Everton Camargo hit the crossbar. At the end of the match, Palestine won 3-0 with 4 points and advanced to third place as the best team.
In the second group at Allen Stadium in Australia, the former champion of 2015, the yellow shirts met with Uzbekistan in the 11th minute. Martin Boyle scored with a header, but after reviewing the referee, VAR ruled Kosi’s goal offside, and here the Yankees missed a goal and took possession of it. The lead in the 41st minute. Odilyon Hamrobykov took a handball inside the penalty area. After checking the video assistant referee, the referee awarded a penalty kick for Australia, and Martin Boyle scored the goal to give Australia a 1-0 lead, and in the second half, in the 60th minute, Umar Hammurodov headed in. But the assistant referee raised the offside flag, and in the 78th minute, Azizbek Turgenbov came and scored in front of the goal, as Uzbekistan tied 1-1, ending the match with one point for each team, which made Australia advance. It won the group championship with 7 points, while the Uzbekistan national team ranked second with 5 points.
In another match at Al-Bayt Stadium in Syria, the White Team met India, and the two teams were tied 0-0 in the first half, and in the second half, in the 76th minute, Omar Qorbin came to score the winning goal, which helped Syria win. 1-0 gives Syria 4 points, and enters the round in third and best place for the second team. As for today’s program, the fourth group begins together at 6:30 pm, where Iraq meets Vietnam and Japan meets Indonesia – Thai News Agency.
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