Lebanon vs China, 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Group Stage

· AFC Asian Cup
Lebanon
FT
0 - 0
China

About

Lebanon are hosting China at Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Asian Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Kassem Al Zein (Lebanon).
  • 2': Zhang Yuning (China PR) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Bassel Jradi (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Xu Xin (China PR).
  • 12': Bassel Jradi (Lebanon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Zhu Chenjie (China PR).
  • 13': Offside, China PR. Zhang Yuning is caught offside.
  • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Dai Wai-Tsun (China PR).
  • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Nour Mansour (Lebanon).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Nour Mansour (Lebanon).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Substitution, Lebanon. Alexander Melki replaces Nour Mansour because of an injury.
  • 19': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Maher Sabra.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Wu Lei (China PR) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zhang Yuning.
  • 22': Ali Tneich (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Xu Xin (China PR).
  • 24': Attempt saved. Hassan Maatouk (Lebanon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ali Tneich.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Omar Bugiel (Lebanon) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Hussein Al Zein with a cross.
  • 26': Foul by Bassel Jradi (Lebanon).
  • 26': Zhang Linpeng (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Hand ball by Hasan Srour (Lebanon).
  • 29': Alexander Melki (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Zhang Yuning (China PR).
  • 30': Zhang Yuning (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Omar Bugiel (Lebanon) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maher Sabra with a headed pass.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Omar Bugiel (Lebanon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bassel Jradi following a fast break.
  • 35': Corner, Lebanon. Conceded by Zhang Linpeng.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Khalil Khamis (Lebanon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Hussein Al Zein with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Foul by Kassem Al Zein (Lebanon).
  • 36': Wu Lei (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Hussein Al Zein.
  • 39': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Omar Bugiel.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Wang Shangyuan (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Hand ball by Bassel Jradi (Lebanon).
  • 44': Attempt saved. Zhang Yuning (China PR) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Wu Lei (China PR) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Zhang Yuning (China PR) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 44': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Mostafa Matar.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Mostafa Matar (Lebanon).
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Zhang Linpeng (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Bassel Jradi (Lebanon).
  • 45'+3': Zhu Chenjie (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Zhang Yuning (China PR) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Zhang Linpeng with a cross.
  • 45'+5': Hassan Maatouk (Lebanon) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Kassem Al Zein.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Lebanon 0, China PR 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lebanon 0, China PR 0.
  • 47': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Kassem Al Zein.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Zhang Linpeng (China PR) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dai Wai-Tsun with a cross.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Xu Xin (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 52': Hasan Srour (Lebanon) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Bassel Jradi.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Xu Xin (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dai Wai-Tsun.
  • 57': Foul by Maher Sabra (Lebanon).
  • 57': Liu Binbin (China PR) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Hussein Al Zein (Lebanon).
  • 59': Liu Yang (China PR) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Hand ball by Ali Tneich (Lebanon).
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Ali Tneich (Lebanon).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Wu Lei (China PR) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dai Wai-Tsun with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Hasan Srour (Lebanon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Tneich.
  • 63': Corner, Lebanon. Conceded by Yan Junling.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Maher Sabra (Lebanon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hassan Maatouk with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Kassem Al Zein.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Wu Lei (China PR) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 66': Substitution, China PR. Tan Long replaces Zhang Yuning.
  • 66': Substitution, China PR. Lin Liangming replaces Wu Lei.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Khalil Khamis (Lebanon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kassem Al Zein with a cross.
  • 71': Substitution, China PR. Xie Pengfei replaces Liu Binbin.
  • 71': Substitution, China PR. Wu Xi replaces Xu Xin.
  • 71': Substitution, Lebanon. Mohamad Haidar replaces Hassan Maatouk.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Xie Pengfei (China PR) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Mostafa Matar (Lebanon).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Foul by Omar Bugiel (Lebanon).
  • 76': Zhu Chenjie (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Maher Sabra (Lebanon).
  • 77': Zhang Linpeng (China PR) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon).
  • 79': Lin Liangming (China PR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Offside, Lebanon. Omar Bugiel is caught offside.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Lin Liangming (China PR) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xie Pengfei with a cross.
  • 84': Bassel Jradi (Lebanon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Zhu Chenjie (China PR).
  • 85': Corner, Lebanon. Conceded by Xie Pengfei.
  • 87': Foul by Wu Xi (China PR).
  • 87': Hasan Srour (Lebanon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Dai Wai-Tsun (China PR).
  • 90': Hussein Al Zein (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Hussein Al Zein (Lebanon).
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ali Tneich (Lebanon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Alexander Melki (Lebanon) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Lebanon. Hilal El Helwe replaces Omar Bugiel.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Lebanon. Walid Shour replaces Hasan Srour.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ali Tneich (Lebanon).
  • 90'+4': Wu Xi (China PR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Khalil Khamis.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Lin Liangming (China PR) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Xie Pengfei with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Walid Shour.
  • 90'+7': Hand ball by Wang Shangyuan (China PR).
  • 90'+8': Foul by Hilal El Helwe (Lebanon).
  • 90'+8': Zhu Chenjie (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Lebanon 0, China PR 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Lebanon 0, China PR 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 6
60.4 Possession 39.6
15 SHOTS 12
7 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
348 Accurate Passes 219
459 Passes 312
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 6
27 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.6
62 Long Balls 57
30 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 15
19 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 9
22 Effective Clearances 30
22 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: AFC Asian Cup

Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 14,137

AFC Asian Cup Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Qatar 3 +5 9
2 Tajikistan 3 0 4
3 China 3 -1 2
4 Lebanon 3 -4 1
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LIB Lebanon (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
21 Mostafa Matar (GK)
4 Nour Mansour
18 Kassem El Zein
13 Khalil Khamis
20 Ali Tneich
25 Hassan Srour
22 Bassel Jradi
3 Maher Sabra
6 Hussein Zein
7 Hassan Maatouk
11 Omar Chaaban
Lebanon Substitutes:
Ali Sabeh, Walid Shour, Daniel Kuri, Mohamad Haidar, Gabriel Bitar, Hassan Chaitou, Hassan Saad, Yahya El Hindi, Mehdi Khalil, Hilal Alhelwe, Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini, Robert Melki.

CHN China (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Yan Junling (GK)
2 Jiang Guangtai
3 Zhu Chenjie
5 Zhang Linpeng
19 Liu Yang
21 Liu Binbin
6 Wang Shangyuan
18 Tsun Dai
8 Xu Xin
9 Yuning Zhang Yellow Card
7 Wu Lei
China Substitutes:
Long Tan, Wu Xi, Pu Chen, Wu Shaocong, Liangming Lin, Liu Dianzuo, Wang Qiuming, Xie Pengfei, Wang Dalei, Xu Haofeng, Jiang Shenglong, Li Lei.

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