AFC Asian Cup

Iran vs Japan, 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Quarterfinals

· AFC Asian Cup
Iran
  • 55': Mohammad Mohebbi
  • 90'+6': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (P)
FT
2 - 1
Japan
  • 28': Hidemasa Morita

Late penalty sees Iran beat Japan to enter Asian Cup semifinal

Iran knocked out Japan with a 2-1 victory in their Asian Cup quarter-final clash after skipper Alireza Jahanbakhsh converted a penalty in added time.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran).
  • 1': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran).
  • 6': Hidemasa Morita (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Ko Itakura (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  • 8': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
  • 8': Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Seiya Maikuma (Japan).
  • 9': Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Milad Mohammadi (IR Iran) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 10': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran).
  • 10': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Mohebi with a headed pass.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Saeid Ezatolahi.
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Takefusa Kubo (Japan).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Omid Ebrahimi.
  • 18': Foul by Milad Mohammadi (IR Iran).
  • 18': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daizen Maeda.
  • 19': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Shoja Khalilzadeh.
  • 21': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Shoja Khalilzadeh.
  • 21': Offside, Japan. Daizen Maeda is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran).
  • 22': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
  • 24': Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Ko Itakura (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  • 27': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran).
  • 27': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Goal! IR Iran 0, Japan 1. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 29': Offside, IR Iran. Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 33': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
  • 34': Daizen Maeda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran).
  • 36': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
  • 36': Milad Mohammadi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Seiya Maikuma (Japan).
  • 38': Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shoja Khalilzadeh.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Milad Mohammadi (IR Iran).
  • 45'+1': Seiya Maikuma (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, IR Iran 0, Japan 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins IR Iran 0, Japan 1.
  • 46': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  • 47': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (IR Iran).
  • 47': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
  • 48': Omid Ebrahimi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Ayase Ueda (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Milad Mohammadi (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian.
  • 50': Offside, IR Iran. Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita.
  • 54': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (IR Iran).
  • 54': Seiya Maikuma (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Goal! IR Iran 1, Japan 1. Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun with a through ball.
  • 56': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran).
  • 56': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran).
  • 62': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Ramin Rezaeian.
  • 63': Offside, IR Iran. Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daizen Maeda.
  • 67': Substitution, Japan. Takumi Minamino replaces Daizen Maeda.
  • 67': Substitution, Japan. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Takefusa Kubo.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
  • 68': Offside, IR Iran. Saman Ghoddos is caught offside.
  • 69': Foul by Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran).
  • 69': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Japan).
  • 70': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran).
  • 70': Zion Suzuki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
  • 72': Hossein Kanani (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Milad Mohammadi with a cross.
  • 73': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Japan).
  • 73': Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hiroki Ito with a cross.
  • 76': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
  • 76': Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Ayase Ueda.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 81': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (IR Iran).
  • 81': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Mohebi.
  • 87': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Ritsu Doan.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos.
  • 90'+4': Penalty IR Iran. Hossein Kanani draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+4': Penalty conceded by Ko Itakura (Japan) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+6': Goal! IR Iran 2, Japan 1. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Japan. Mao Hosoya replaces Hidemasa Morita.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Ritsu Doan.
  • 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran).
  • 90'+8': Substitution, IR Iran. Roozbeh Cheshmi replaces Saman Ghoddos.
  • 90'+8': Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Torabi replaces Mohammad Mohebi because of an injury.
  • 90'+9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+9': Substitution, IR Iran. Karim Ansarifard replaces Sardar Azmoun.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, IR Iran 2, Japan 1.
  • 0': Match ends, IR Iran 2, Japan 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 1
58.2 Possession 41.8
8 SHOTS 17
2 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
365 Accurate Passes 225
446 Passes 314
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 4
13 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 66
20 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 5
5 Effective Tackles 6
12 Tackles 11
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 6
28 Effective Clearances 13
28 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: AFC Asian Cup

Venue: Education City Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 35,640

Line-Ups

IRN Iran (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
4 Shoja Khalilzadeh
13 Hossein Kanani
5 Milad Mohammadi
23 Ramin Rezaeian
14 Saman Ghoddos
6 Saeid Ezatolahi
8 Omid Ebrahimi
20 Sardar Azmoun
21 Mohammad Mohebbi
7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Iran Substitutes:
Karim Ansarifard, Ali Gholizadeh, Aria Yousefi, Reza Asadi, Roozbeh Cheshmi, Mehdi Ghayedi, Hossein Hosseini, Saman Fallah, Mehdi Torabi, Payam Niazmand, Ehsan Hajsafi, Shahriar Moghanlou.

JPN Japan (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
23 Zion Suzuki (GK)
22 Takehiro Tomiyasu
4 Kou Itakura Yellow Card
6 Wataru Endo
21 Hiroki Ito
16 Seiya Maikuma
5 Hidemasa Morita
20 Takefusa Kubo
25 Daizen Maeda
10 Ritsu Doan
9 Ayase Ueda Yellow Card
Japan Substitutes:
Takuma Asano, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Yukinari Sugawara, Keito Nakamura, Yuta Nakayama, Koki Machida, Daiya Maekawa, Shogo Taniguchi, Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Mitoma, Kaishu Sano, Mao Hosoya.

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