Iran vs Qatar, 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Semifinals

· AFC Asian Cup
Iran
  • 4': Sardar Azmoun
  • 51': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (P)
  • Red Card 90'+3': Shoja Khalilzadeh
FT
2 - 3
Qatar
  • 17': Jassem Abdulsallam
  • 43': Akram Afif
  • 82': Almoez Ali

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.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 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.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Fathy.
  • 6': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).
  • 6': Jassem Gaber (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Ahmed Fathy (Qatar).
  • 6': Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar).
  • 7': Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  • 12': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).
  • 12': Pedro Miguel (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
  • 15': Foul by Jassem Gaber (Qatar).
  • 15': Omid Ebrahimi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 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.
  • 18': Mehdi Torabi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card.
  • 20': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Ahmed Fathy.
  • 20': Foul by Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran).
  • 20': Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Pedro Miguel (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Almahdi Ali (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Almoez Ali (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 40': Foul by Almahdi Ali (Qatar).
  • 40': Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Almahdi Ali (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Akram Afif.
  • 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.
  • 45'+2': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Pedro Miguel.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Hossein Kanani (IR Iran) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Hossein Kanani (IR Iran) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 45'+4': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Lucas Mendes.
  • 45'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Meshaal Barsham (Qatar).
  • 45'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, IR Iran 1, Qatar 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins IR Iran 1, Qatar 2.
  • 45': Substitution, IR Iran. Milad Mohammadi replaces Ehsan Hajisafi.
  • 45': Substitution, IR Iran. Mohammad Mohebi replaces Omid Ebrahimi.
  • 45': Substitution, Qatar. Ismaeel Mohammad replaces Homam Ahmed.
  • 46': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Ahmed Fathy.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 46': Penalty conceded by Ahmed Fathy (Qatar) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 49': VAR Decision: Penalty IR Iran.
  • 49': Ahmed Fathy (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 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.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
  • 52': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Alireza Beiranvand.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Pedro Miguel (Qatar) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 52': Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar).
  • 59': Foul by Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar).
  • 59': Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran).
  • 62': Jassem Gaber (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Qatar. Hassan Al Haydos replaces Yusuf Abdurisag.
  • 64': Substitution, Qatar. Tarek Salman replaces Pedro Miguel.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
  • 66': Almahdi Ali (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran).
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Almahdi Ali (Qatar).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Substitution, Qatar. Boualem Khoukhi replaces Almahdi Ali because of an injury.
  • 69': Foul by Tarek Salman (Qatar).
  • 69': Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Mohammed Waad.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Almoez Ali (Qatar) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaeel Mohammad with a cross.
  • 73': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Mohammed Waad.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos with a cross.
  • 74': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Meshaal Barsham.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alireza Jahanbakhsh with a cross.
  • 74': Foul by Ismaeel Mohammad (Qatar).
  • 74': Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Mohebi.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran).
  • 77': Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Meshaal Barsham (Qatar).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, Qatar. Abdulaziz Hatem replaces Jassem Gaber.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 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.
  • 87': Substitution, IR Iran. Shahriyar Moghanlou replaces Ramin Rezaeian.
  • 88': Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran).
  • 89': Attempt missed. Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Boualem Khoukhi with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+1': Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran).
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Akram Afif (Qatar).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran).
  • 90'+3': Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).
  • 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Meshaal Barsham (Qatar).
  • 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+8': Substitution, IR Iran. Reza Asadi replaces Mehdi Taremi because of an injury.
  • 90'+13': Attempt blocked. Ismaeel Mohammad (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
  • 90'+13': Foul by Ismaeel Mohammad (Qatar).
  • 90'+13': Milad Mohammadi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+14': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun.
  • 90'+14': Foul by Tarek Salman (Qatar).
  • 90'+14': Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+15': Attempt blocked. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reza Asadi with a headed pass.
  • 90'+15': Attempt missed. Reza Asadi (IR Iran) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+15': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Meshaal Barsham.
  • 90'+16': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Tarek Salman.
  • 90'+17': Second Half ends, IR Iran 2, Qatar 3.
  • 0': Match ends, IR Iran 2, Qatar 3.
  • 0': Match ends, IR Iran 2, Qatar 3.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: AFC Asian Cup

Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 40,342

Line-Ups

IRN Iran (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
4 Shoja Khalilzadeh Red Card
13 Hossein Kanani
3 Ehsan Hajsafi Yellow Card
23 Ramin Rezaeian
14 Saman Ghoddos
8 Omid Ebrahimi
6 Saeid Ezatolahi
20 Sardar Azmoun
9 Mehdi Taremi
7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Iran Substitutes:
Aria Yousefi, Mehdi Ghayedi, Karim Ansarifard, Mehdi Torabi, Hossein Hosseini, Milad Mohammadi, Payam Niazmand, Shahriar Moghanlou, Mohammad Mohebbi, Roozbeh Cheshmi, Ali Gholizadeh, Reza Asadi.

QAT Qatar (4-4-2)

No. Name
22 Meshaal Barsham (GK)
3 Almahdi Ali Mukhtar Yellow Card
12 Lucas Mendes
4 Mohammed Waad
2 Ró-Ró
20 Ahmed Fathi
24 Jassem Abdulsallam
14 Homam Ahmed
9 Yusuf Abdurisag
11 Akram Afif
19 Almoez Ali
Qatar Substitutes:
Ahmed Alaaeldin, Boualem Khoukhi, Saad Al-Sheeb, Bassam Al-Rawi, Moustafa Tarek, Sultan Al-Brake, Abdulaziz Hatem, Ismail Mohamad, Hassan Al-Haydos, Tarek Salman, Salah Zakaria, Ali Asad.

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