The final of the Asian Cup will be played by two teams from West Asia, Jordan and Qatar. West Asian teams in this year's Asian Cup performance is amazing, often staged under the top of the drama, on the contrary, the highly anticipated by the fans of Japan, South Korea, one after another out of the game, it is disappointing, this West Asian internal war, definitely worth looking forward to!
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The process of Jordan's game is quite exciting, entertaining, forward attacking style to bring good results, scoring 2 points per game and Iran tied for 2nd; Qatar, appeared to be a lot more low-key, take a steady strategy, in addition to the first group stage 3:0 shutout of Lebanon, against China, Tajikistan, Palestine's game only 1 goal win, after the World Cup group stage of 3 consecutive defeats, Qatar performance is more mature. After 3 consecutive losses in the group stage of the World Cup, Qatar has shown more maturity. Seeking to complete the second consecutive domination of the Asian Cup, the hosts vs. the dark horse that specializes in overcoming strong teams, who can take the title?
Jordan - Dramatic
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Top sixteen encounter with Iraq, to the second half of extra time 90 +4 also 1:2 down, 90 +5 continue to die forward attack, the most chased in front of the goal shot to equalize the score, however, Jordan is not satisfied with this, and finally clever use of extra time up to seven minutes, relying on the long-distance shot of Al-Rashdan to complete the shutout, such a dramatic win the game is only the current Jordan can do!
Jordan, ranked 87th in the world, continued its overwhelming performance in the quarterfinals against South Korea, technically crushing South Korea, which possesses players like Son, Hwang Hee-chan, Lee Gang-in, and Kim Min-jae in the top five leagues. 17 shots were taken in the match, with 7 hits on the target, and although there was only 30.4% of possession, it succeeded in preventing South Korea from having even a single decent shot at the goal, which can be regarded as a great success in terms of tactics. In the backfield, they seized the opportunity of defender Kim Min Jae's absence and frequently challenged South Korea's defense. Even though goalkeeper Cho Hyun Woo had quite an outstanding save performance, he could not escape from the inability of the defense, and they finally made their way into the championship game.
Cada - Balanced play on offense and defense
Qatar's toughest opponent in the quarterfinals was Iran, where striker Sardar Azmoun scored in the fourth minute of the match with a beautiful barb. Shortly after, Qatar's Jassem Gaber tied the game in the 17th minute with a shot that was refracted and Afif gave Qatar the lead before the end of the first half, but Iran tied the game again in the second half with a 12-yarder from Alireza Jahanbakhsh. The goalkeeper Almoez Ali jumped out to capitalize on a mistake by the Iranian defender and put the ball into the net to seal the victory for Kada and advance to Saturday's championship match.
head-to-head record
The last 3 meetings between the two sides have been friendlies, with Cada winning 2 and losing 1. FYI, perhaps when it comes to the final match, the two sides will check each other out before deciding on the direction of the match.
Offensive Line Showdown Yazan Al Naimat vs Afif
Jordan's Yazan Al Naimat, who scored 3 goals and completed 2 assists in 6 games, with a pass success rate of 76.4%, can be said to be the centerpiece of the offense; and Qatar's "exploding head" Afif, needless to say, in the quarterfinals, in the first half to help Qatar overtake the heavy artillery shot, I believe that many fans have felt very passionate, and scored 5 goals in 6 matches. Completed 3 assists pass success rate of 70% performance, in addition to the striker Almoez Ali, Kada's another offensive blade, two sharp knife showdown, people look forward to.
