Iran is in the semifinals of Asia Cup at the expense of Japanese, which started as the favorite to win the title but bid farewell to the tournament this Saturday (2-1). It was a close and contested match with final drama, as the Iranian winning goal came in extra time and from the penalty spot.
Japan, with the Real Sociedad footballer Take Kubo in his starting ‘wildness’, led the scoreboard midway through the first act, thanks to a goal from Morita (28′), but Iran, far from giving up, showed pride in the second half to come back. In the 55th minute they tied Mohebibringing the match to a thrilling finish, and into extra time, after suffering a goal disallowance from Azmoun, Alireza Jahanbakhsh He scored the winning goal from the penalty spot.
Iran will be measured in its semifinals Asia Cup to the winner of Qatar-Uzbekistan, which will take place this Saturday. On the other side of the draw, the tie between Jordan and South Koreawhat’s up Japanese out of the fight he was the heavy favorite to win the title.
Source: La Verdad
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