With the expectations of countless fans, the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup officially started. In the two games on the first match day, there were no upsets. The stronger Jordan team and South Korea team in the two sets of matchups both Successfully advanced to the semi-finals. As for the Australian team, it is a pity that they have stopped. They are also the third championship team to be eliminated after the Iraqi team and the Saudi team!
In this Asian Cup, a total of two dark horses were born, and these two teams happened to meet in the quarter-finals. Facts have proved that what the dark horses compete with in the end is also the team's hard power. Facing the Tajikistan team, which reached the quarterfinals in the Asian Cup for the first time, Jordan gave them no chance to counterattack. In the 66th minute, the Jordan team took advantage of a corner kick opportunity and caused an own goal from Tajikistan central defender Hanonov. In the end, with this slightly lucky goal, the Jordan team defeated the Tajikistan team 1-0. For the first time in history, it entered the semi-finals of the Asian Cup and became the biggest dark horse of this tournament!
What followed was a focus battle in the quarter-finals. The two favorites to win the championship, the South Korean team and the Australian team, met in advance in the quarter-finals. In the 19th minute, the Australian team launched a sharp counterattack. Goodwin's shot from the corner of the penalty area was blocked by the South Korean team's goalkeeper. His teammates who followed up with the follow-up shot unexpectedly kicked the ball wide when facing an empty goal. In the 32nd minute, it was the South Korean team's turn to counterattack. Seol Young-woo received the ball from his teammate in the penalty area and passed it directly in front of the goal. Huang Hee-chan followed up and easily pushed the ball into the empty goal. Just when he was about to celebrate the goal excitedly, The referee suddenly blew the whistle to indicate that Xue Yingyou was offside before catching the ball and the goal was invalid!
The Australian team, which had escaped disaster, scored before halftime. Huang Renfan made a mistake in passing the ball in the backcourt. After the Australian team intercepted the ball, they played a series of exquisite cooperation and sent the ball into the penalty area. Atkinson started from the wing. The high ball was passed, and Goodwin, who received the ball from behind, directly volleyed the ball and scored, helping the Australian team take the lead in breaking the deadlock and taking a 1-0 lead. After changing sides, the South Korean team, unwilling to lag behind, launched a crazy counterattack. However, facing the tight defense of the Australian team, they did not find a good way to score. On the contrary, the Kangaroos counterattacked vigorously. If it were not for forward Duke's successive If you miss the opportunity, the suspense of the game may be killed early!
In the 6th minute of stoppage time, the Korean team's top star Son Heung-min stood up. He used his personal ability to break into the penalty area and caused a foul. The referee decisively blew the whistle and awarded a penalty kick. Hwang Hee-chan made a steady hit from the free throw, helping the South Korean team to tie the game and drag the game into overtime. In overtime, Son Heung-min played the role of "hero" again. He took a free kick and scored directly, helping the South Korean team reverse the score to 2-1! In the 105th minute, Australia's midfielder O'Neill received a red card and was sent off. The Australian team, which had one less player, could no longer recover. In the end, the South Korean team defeated its opponent 2-1 and reached the Asian Cup 4 with no risk. powerful!
In the next semi-finals, the South Korean team and the Jordan team will fight to the death for a ticket to the final. In the previous group stage, the two teams had actually played against each other. In that game, both sides scored two goals and the game ended in a 2-2 draw. I wonder if the Jordanian team can still stop the Koreans from advancing this time?
