Qatar (58th in FIFA ranking), the host country and “defending champion,” won the opening match in a pleasant way.
Qatar won 3-0 with Akram Afif’s multiple goals in the first Group A match of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup against Lebanon (107th) at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar on the 13th (Korea time).
Qatar has thus won eight consecutive Asian Cup finals. At the 2019 United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar beat strong teams such as Korea and Japan to win all seven games.
Qatar, which was absent from home fans’ support, played a dominant game from the beginning of the game. It looked at the opportunity by increasing its ball share. Almoez Al-Ri shook the net in the first five minutes, but was declared offside due to semi-automatic offside technology reading (SAOT).
In the 30th minute of the first half, Afif’s header hit the goalpost, and the luck of the goal was rarely followed. 헤라카지노도메인
Lebanon sought a counterattack using frontline strikers by thickening its defense, but its sophistication fell during the attack.
Qatar scored the first goal at the end of the first half. Afif, who received Ali’s pass from inside the Lebanese penalty box in the 45th minute of the first half, shot into the corner of the goal and shook the net.
Qatar took the lead in the second half as well. It widened the gap with Ali’s header in the 11th minute of the second half. Mohammad Wad crossed from the left side and Ali connected with a header to break the net.
Lebanon also tried to counterattack, but Qatar calmly blocked and did not concede a goal. Qatar finished the game 3-0 with Afif scoring a goal in the extra time of the second half.
