Doha, January 15: Paris Saint-Germain’s Lee Kang-in scored twice in the second half as South Korea defeated Bahrain 3-1 in their first Asia Cup Group E match at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Monday. saved.
When goals from Hwang In-beom and Bahrain’s Abdullah Al-Hashsash tied the score at 1-1, Lee changed his style with two deadly shots and defeated the South Koreans in the small 15,000-capacity arena. Fans screamed with joy. South Korea took the lead with a quick, fluid movement down the left flank, where the ball was crossed into the box and a fan slotted home through a mass of Bahrain defenders, two of whom collided while trackbacking. Bahrain struggled in the second half and got their deserved reward in the 6th minute when Al Hassash found space in the box and slotted a goal into the bottom corner.
However, Korea remained undeterred and the East Asian team regained the lead five minutes later when Lee pulled the trigger from outside the box and sent a stunning shot into the net.
PSG’s playmaker doubled his tally as soon as he received the ball from a fan in the box, evading his marker with his quick feet and then showing his panache by curling a shot past the keeper inside the far post. Ta.
With his second goal, he joined Qatar’s Akram Afif and Japan’s Takumi Minamino at the top of the tournament’s scoring list.
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Takumi Minamino scored two goals in a come-from-behind victory against Vietnam.
The former Liverpool forward put them ahead in the 11th minute at Doha’s Al Thumama Stadium, but Nguyen Dinh Bac equalized in the 16th minute and Pham Tuan Hai’s goal in the 33rd minute put Vietnam ahead.
Japan recovered as Minamino, who is currently in Monaco, tied the score again in the 45th inning.
Keito Nakamura made it 3-2 in first-half stoppage time, and substitute Ayase Ueda extended the lead in the 85th minute.
Indonesia will play Iraq in Group D on Monday.
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It took two minutes for Karim Ansarifard to put Iran ahead against the Palestinians during a 4-1 rout in Al Rayyan.
Shoja Khalilzadeh added another point in the 12th inning, and Mehdi Gaidi made it 3-0 in the 38th.
However, the loudest cheer of the match came when Palestinian player Tamer Seyyam scored in stoppage time in the first half.
Sardar Azmun’s goal 10 minutes after halftime made it 4-1, and despite creating many chances in the second half, Iran was unable to extend their lead.
Palestinian player Mohamed Saleh was shown a red card in stoppage time for a professional foul on Azmoun, but was demoted to a yellow after a video review.
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Hong Kong’s Philip Chan Siu Kwan scored his 1,000th goal in Asian Cup history, but the team still lost 3-1 against the United Arab Emirates.
Chan gave UAE the lead in the Group C match with a penalty from Sultan Adil in the 34th minute, before leveling the score four minutes into the second half.
However, it took just three minutes for UAE to regain the advantage thanks to Zayed Sultan.
Substitute Yahya Al Ghassani scored a goal five minutes into the second half, securing a victory over Hong Kong, who are ranked 150th in the FIFA rankings and at the bottom of the tournament. (agency)