China News Service, Beijing, February 3 (Zhang Mengzhe) On the 2nd local time, the Qatar Asian Cup held two quarter-finals. The Jordan team eliminated Tajikistan 1:0, creating the best record in the history of the Asian Cup. In another focus game, the South Korean team tied with the Australian team 1:1 in regular time. With Son Heung-min's overtime goal, the team finally won Eliminated the opponent 2:1 to advance to the semi-finals.
The Tajikistan team, which participated in the Asian Cup for the first time, performed amazingly. It defeated the Chinese team in the group stage and eliminated the powerful UAE team in the 1/8 finals in a penalty shootout to reach the quarterfinals. It can be described as the biggest "dark horse" of this cup. The Jordanian team reversed the Iraqi team in the last game and advanced to the quarterfinals. The morale of the whole team is high in this campaign.
In the 30th minute of the game, Jordanian player Naimat took a pass from his teammate and then shot, and the ball hit the side net. After halftime, the dominant Jordan team took the initiative on the court and frequently threatened the Tajikistan team's goal.
In the second half, Jordan's offensive continued unabated. In the 66th minute, the deadlock was broken. The Jordanian team took a corner kick. Nasib's header resulted in an own goal. The Jordanian team took a 1:0 lead. The Tajikistan team, which was one goal behind, stepped up its offensive, but failed to achieve anything, and the 1:0 score was maintained until the end.
After eliminating the Tajikistan team, the Jordan team created the best Asian Cup record in team history and advanced to the semi-finals of the Asian Cup for the first time.
In another focus match, the two favorite teams, the "Tai Chi Tigers" South Korea team and the "Kangaroo Legion" Australian team played against each other. The South Korean team was not in great form before. In the 1/8 finals, they had a fierce battle with the Saudi team for 120 minutes without a winner, and finally narrowly defeated their opponent through a penalty shootout. Compared with the South Korean team, the Australian team had two more days of rest and had an advantage in terms of physical fitness.
After the start, the Korean team controlled the rhythm on the court. In the 32nd minute, Huang Xican scored in front of the goal, but the first goal was disallowed because Xue Yingyou was offside. In the 42nd minute, Australian player Goodwin volleyed and scored after receiving a pass from his teammate, opening the scoring for the team.
The game changed again. In the 54th minute, Australian player Boyle's headers were saved by Korean goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo twice. Then Duke's supplementary shot went over the goal and missed the opportunity. The South Korean team, which was one goal behind, made a big push. In the 6th minute of stoppage time in the second half, Son Heung-min stepped forward and created a penalty kick in the penalty area. Hwang Hee-chan hit the penalty kick to tie the game and drag the game into overtime.
In the 103rd minute, Son Heung-min took a free kick and scored directly to help the team take the lead. Subsequently, a player of the Australian team received a red card and was sent off. The ten-man Australian team failed to break through the opponent's gate. At the end of the game, the South Korean team defeated the Australian team 2:1 in overtime and advanced to the semi-finals of this Asian Cup.
On the 3rd local time, the other two semi-finals of this Asian Cup will be announced. The Iranian team will face the Japanese team, and the host Qatar team will play against the Uzbekistan team. (over)