AFC Asian Cup

Japan vs Qatar, 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Final

· AFC Asian Cup
Japan
  • 69': Takumi Minamino
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1 - 3
Qatar
  • 12': Almoez Ali
  • 27': Abdulaziz Hatem
  • 83': Akram Afif (P)

Qatar defeat Japan to secure first-ever Asian Cup crown

AFC Asian Cup

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Yuya Osako (Japan).
  • 3': Foul by Akram Hassan Afif (Qatar).
  • 3': Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Yuya Osako (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Genki Haraguchi.
  • 5': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Bassam Al Rawi.
  • 6': Hand ball by Abdelaziz Hatim (Qatar).
  • 7': Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
  • 7': Foul by Genki Haraguchi (Japan).
  • 7': Pedro Correia (Qatar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Japan).
  • 9': Hasan Al Haydos (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Goal! Japan 0, Qatar 1. Almoez Ali (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Akram Hassan Afif.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Almoez Ali (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Akram Hassan Afif.
  • 13': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
  • 20': Foul by Almoez Ali (Qatar).
  • 20': Tsukasa Shiotani (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Akram Hassan Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Gaku Shibasaki (Japan).
  • 20': Gaku Shibasaki (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Delay in match Akram Hassan Afif (Qatar) because of an injury.
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Hand ball by Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar).
  • 27': Goal! Japan 0, Qatar 2. Abdelaziz Hatim (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Akram Hassan Afif.
  • 30': Foul by Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar).
  • 30': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 34': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Pedro Correia (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Akram Hassan Afif.
  • 35': Hasan Al Haydos (Qatar) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
  • 40': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Tarek Salman.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Japan 0, Qatar 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Japan 0, Qatar 2.
  • 47': Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
  • 49': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Assim Omer Madibo.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Maya Yoshida (Japan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gaku Shibasaki with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Tarek Salman.
  • 51': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Bassam Al Rawi.
  • 52': Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Maya Yoshida (Japan).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Tsukasa Shiotani (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
  • 53': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Pedro Correia.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Abdelaziz Hatim (Qatar) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Akram Hassan Afif.
  • 57': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Assim Omer Madibo.
  • 57': Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Maya Yoshida (Japan).
  • 57': Delay in match Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) because of an injury.
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Substitution, Qatar. Salem Al Hajri replaces Boualem Khoukhi because of an injury.
  • 62': Foul by Tsukasa Shiotani (Japan).
  • 62': Pedro Correia (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Tsukasa Shiotani (Japan).
  • 62': Salem Al Hajri (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, Japan. Yoshinori Muto replaces Genki Haraguchi.
  • 63': Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
  • 64': Attempt missed. Yoshinori Muto (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ritsu Doan with a cross.
  • 64': Foul by Salem Al Hajri (Qatar).
  • 64': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Assim Omer Madibo.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Yoshinori Muto (Japan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gaku Shibasaki with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Assim Omer Madibo (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Yoshinori Muto (Japan).
  • 69': Goal! Japan 1, Qatar 2. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yuya Osako.
  • 71': Akram Hassan Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
  • 71': Foul by Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar).
  • 71': Yoshinori Muto (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Yoshinori Muto (Japan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuto Nagatomo with a cross.
  • 73': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Almoez Ali.
  • 74': Substitution, Qatar. Karim Boudiaf replaces Hasan Al Haydos.
  • 74': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Almoez Ali.
  • 75': Assim Omer Madibo (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Tsukasa Shiotani (Japan).
  • 76': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
  • 76': Pedro Correia (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Tarek Salman.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maya Yoshida.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Abdelaziz Hatim (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Akram Hassan Afif.
  • 79': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Gaku Shibasaki.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdelaziz Hatim with a cross.
  • 80': Penalty conceded by Maya Yoshida (Japan) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 81': Delay in match (Japan). Video Review.
  • 81': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Maya Yoshida (Japan) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 83': Goal! Japan 1, Qatar 3. Akram Hassan Afif (Qatar) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 84': Akram Hassan Afif (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 84': Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Tsukasa Shiotani.
  • 84': Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Junya Ito (Japan).
  • 86': Akram Hassan Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Japan).
  • 86': Hiroki Sakai (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Yoshinori Muto (Japan).
  • 88': Foul by Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar).
  • 88': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Substitution, Japan. Takashi Inui replaces Takumi Minamino.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Maya Yoshida (Japan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match Almoez Ali (Qatar) because of an injury.
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Pedro Correia (Qatar) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Assim Omer Madibo.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Qatar. Akram Hassan Afif tries a through ball, but Karim Boudiaf is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Qatar. Ahmed Al Aaeldin replaces Almoez Ali.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Japan 1, Qatar 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 20
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 13
0 Saves 0
38.5 Possession 61.5
9 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.1
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
248 Accurate Passes 409
327 Passes 493
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 8
3 Crosses 34
0.3 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 46
30 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 6
16 Effective Tackles 8
21 Tackles 11
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 5
43 Effective Clearances 4
43 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: AFC Asian Cup

Venue: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 36,776

Line-Ups

JPN Japan (4-4-2)

No. Name
12 Shuichi Gonda (GK)
22 Maya Yoshida Yellow Card
16 Takehiro Tomiyasu
5 Yuto Nagatomo
19 Hiroki Sakai Yellow Card
7 Gaku Shibasaki Yellow Card
18 Tsukasa Shiotani
8 Genki Haraguchi
21 Ritsu Doan
9 Takumi Minamino
15 Yuya Osako
Japan Substitutes:
Sho Sasaki, Masaaki Higashiguchi, Junya Ito, Yoshinori Muto, Tomoaki Makino, Genta Miura, Wataru Endo, Takashi Inui, Daniel Schmidt, Koya Kitagawa, Sei Muroya.

QAT Qatar (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Saad Al-Sheeb (GK)
16 Boualem Khoukhi
4 Tarek Salman
15 Bassam Al-Rawi
3 Abdelkarim Hassan
2 Pedro Miguel Yellow Card
23 Assim Madibo
6 Abdulaziz Hatem
10 Hassan Al-Haydos
19 Almoez Ali
11 Akram Afif
Qatar Substitutes:
Salem Al-Hajri, Abdelrahman Moustafa, Yousof Hassan, Karim Boudiaf, Hamid Ismail, Tameem Al Muhaza, Khaled Mohammed, Abdulkareem Salem, Ali Afif, Ahmed Alaaeldin, Mohamed Al Bakri.

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