AFC Asian Cup

FT Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Qatar WWWWW 3
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Iran WWWWW 2
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QAT213
IRN112
Al Thumama Stadium · 40,342 att.

Match Report

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Qatar reach Asian Cup final with dramatic 3-2 win over Iran

Hosts and defending champions Qatar beat Iran 3-2 in a thrilling Asian Cup semifinal on Wednesday at Al Thumama Stadium where striker Almoez Ali scored the winner to set up a title clash with Jordán.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
12
2
Saves
3
41.5
Possession
58.5
15
SHOTS
23
8
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
142
Accurate Passes
205
257
Passes
341
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.6
3
Accurate Crosses
7
9
Crosses
36
0.3
Cross %
0.2
83
Long Balls
94
21
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
9
10
Effective Tackles
12
20
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
2
57
Effective Clearances
11
57
Clearances
11

Head to Head

IRN leads series 5-0

Lineups

IRN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alireza BeiranvandG
  2. 4Shoja KhalilzadehCD-L
  3. 13Hossein KananiCD-R
  4. 3Ehsan HajsafiLB
  5. 23Ramin RezaeianRB
  6. 14Saman GhoddosAM
  7. 8Omid EbrahimiLM
  8. 6Saeid EzatolahiRM
  9. 20Sardar AzmounF
  10. 9Mehdi TaremiAM-L
  11. 7Alireza JahanbakhshAM-R

QAT · 4-4-2

  1. 22Meshaal BarshamG
  2. 3Almahdi Ali MukhtarCD-L
  3. 12Lucas MendesCD-R
  4. 4Mohammed WaadLB
  5. 2Pedro MiguelRB
  6. 20Ahmed FathyCM-L
  7. 24Jassem GaberCM-R
  8. 14Homam AhmedLM
  9. 9Yusuf AbdurisagRM
  10. 11Akram AfifCF-L
  11. 19Almoez AliCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! IR Iran 1, Qatar 0. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 17' Goal! IR Iran 1, Qatar 1. Jassem Gaber (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  3. 18' Mehdi Torabi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 21' Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 40' Almahdi Ali (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 43' Goal! IR Iran 1, Qatar 2. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmed Fathy.
  7. 45' Substitution, Qatar. Ismaeel Mohammad replaces Homam Ahmed.
  8. 45' Substitution, IR Iran. Milad Mohammadi replaces Ehsan Hajisafi.
  9. 45' Substitution, IR Iran. Mohammad Mohebi replaces Omid Ebrahimi.
  10. 49' Ahmed Fathy (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  11. 51' Goal! IR Iran 2, Qatar 2. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  12. 63' Substitution, Qatar. Hassan Al Haydos replaces Yusuf Abdurisag.
  13. 64' Substitution, Qatar. Tarek Salman replaces Pedro Miguel.
  14. 68' Substitution, Qatar. Boualem Khoukhi replaces Almahdi Ali because of an injury.
  15. 81' Substitution, Qatar. Abdulaziz Hatem replaces Jassem Gaber.
  16. 82' Goal! IR Iran 2, Qatar 3. Almoez Ali (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdulaziz Hatem.
  17. 87' Substitution, IR Iran. Shahriyar Moghanlou replaces Ramin Rezaeian.
  18. 90'+3' Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) is shown the red card.
  19. 90'+8' Substitution, IR Iran. Reza Asadi replaces Mehdi Taremi because of an injury.

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