January 25th – Bahrain beat Jordan 1-0 in the Asia Cup for back-to-back wins, with both teams advancing to the finals and earning a place worthy of a place in the last 16.
in his 100 yearsth For his country, striker Abdullah Yusuf was the hero, breaking the offside trap in the 34th minute and remaining calm in a one-on-one with the keeper before burying the ball into the top corner of the net for the only goal of the match. Net.
Bahrain should have grabbed their second goal minutes later, but Mohamed Marhoun missed the target from just 4 meters out when he spooned the ball over the bar.
In the end, it didn’t matter much as Juan Antonio Pizzi’s side managed to claw their way through after Malaysia scored a shock point against heavy favorites South Korea in the other final game of Group E. Ta. Bahrain will next face Japan in the round of 16.
Jordan, who started the day in pole position, will end up being one of the best third-place teams and will likely face either Iraq or Qatar.
Knowing that they had already qualified no matter how things played out, the Jordanians left four players on the bench who had already received yellow cards and had not been seen in the previous two games. He played with a lack of caution and intensity. They made it to the final third but were let down by a lack of quality and a killer ball.
As a result, it wasn’t the best sight for fans at Doha’s Khalifa International Stadium.
In a sense, it was as expected. The games between these two teams are always close, but in their first meeting in the Asian Cup finals, Bahrain deserved to win, with Yusuf beating Jordan’s high line before collecting Ali Madan’s quick pass and finishing calmly. Bahrain’s goal was beautiful. .
Both teams brought on a number of substitutes in the second half, but as the game drew to a close, the few chances both teams had disappeared.
Neither team has anything to worry about as they both matched their performance from four years ago by reaching the knockout phase.
That said, no one could have predicted that Bahrain would win their group on the proudest day in the small country’s football history.
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