Xinhua News Agency, Abu Dhabi, February 1st (reporter Shu Wen, Wang Haoyu, Liu Ning) incredible A Ali, incredible Afev! Two 22-year-old Qatar generals led the team to create an incredible myth and won the first Asian Cup trophy for the Qatar people in history.
As the host of the 2022 World Cup, Qatar football showed their ambition and great progress. On the 1st, they defeated Japan 3:1 in the Asian Cup final, breaking the myth that the Japanese team won the final.
Before this game, Qatar had not won a victory in the Asian Cup elimination match, while in this Asian Cup, the Qatar won 19 goals in the seven battles and only lost one goal. What fell under their feet included Saudi Arabia, Iraq, South Korea, host UAE and Japan, which were Asian giants.
Ali’s difficult backhook in the 12th minute not only opened the door to victory for the team, but also broke the dusty 23-year Asian Cup goal record. In 7 games and 9 goals, Ali surpassed the 8-ball record created by legendary shooter Ali daiyi in 1996 and became the new scorer King of the Asian Cup. He won the title of top scorer and most valuable player in this Asian Cup.
Also dazzling is Ali’s partner alfiff, who personally directed the first two goals and then scored a penalty kick by himself. In this way, he gave ten assists in the seven Asian Cup matches!
The Japanese team still holds the record of winning the Asian Cup the most times. Their first four wins were in 1992, 2000, 2004 and 2011 respectively. It is worth noting that they have scored the Asian Cup final four times before, all of them won the championship. This also made them a big hit before the game, but the Catalans broke this practice.
Throughout the first half, the Japanese team did not have a decent chance. Instead, it was the katarans, who played the wind.
In the 12th minute, Afev passed the ball. Ali leaned against Japanese team captain Yoshida Ma before penalty kick in the penalty area. One after another, one by one, and one by one, the ball drew a strange arc, rebound, hit the column and break the net, 1:0! This is Qatar people’s first shot. One minute later, alfiff passed the ball again and Ali shot, but this time the Japanese guard blocked the ball. In the 27th minute, Afev gave his 10th assist in this cup. After receiving his pass, hattim shot in the far corner, which was also a dead corner, 2:0!
In the 35th minute, Qatar cooperated with each other in a series. Captain heidos shot at the center post, almost killing the game completely. In the first half, Japan did not have a threatening shot, with a shooting ratio of 3:5. The Japanese team, which had only one way left in the second half, began to siege under heavy pressure. However, under the strict defense of the Catalans, they didn’t have much good methods, although they had many chances to shoot in the second half, but the efficiency is not high.
The Japanese once saw hope. In the 69th minute, the Japanese team finally tore the line of defense of the Qatar through continuous short-term cooperation. Nanye Toushi shot the door with one foot and pulled back a goal for the Japanese team. This is also the only goal lost by the Catalans in this Asian Cup.
But Qatar didn’t just shrink the defense. In the 80th minute, they got a chance to corner, and Yoshida also defended handball! The presiding judge passed the Video Assistant Referee system, penalty kick! Afiff was done overnight, 3:1, and the game had no suspense.
The head coach of the Japanese team, senbao, hopes to become the most successful person in the Asian Cup. He won the Asian Cup for the Japanese team for the first time as a midfield player in 1992. This time, he is only one step away from winning the championship as head coach.
After the Asian Cup, both Qatar and Japan will compete in the American Cup this summer as specially invited teams.