Iranian Borhani Taunts Chinese in asian games quarterfinal
DOHA (AFP) - Iran shattered China's Asian Games football gold medal hopes with a marathon quarter-final penalty shootout win while Iraq's dream continued with a 2-1 extra-time triumph over Uzbekistan.
In two dramatic matches, there were a total of four red cards and a whopping 26 bookings.
Defending champions Iran will now take on either Qatar or Thailand for a place in the final while Iraq, playing their first Asian Games for 20 years, face either North or South Korea.
"It's a magical feeling to qualify for the semi-finals," said Iraq's match-winner Ali Alwan.
"I hope our nation will be happier after this result. We want to dedicate this to them after so many bad times and so much suffering."
China, who had led 2-1 at one stage despite playing the last 30 minutes with 10 men, saw their hopes come to an end when Zhao Ming clattered the 18th penalty-kick against the crossbar to hand Iran an 8-7 shootout win.
Arash Borhani gave Iran a 39th-minute lead when he escaped China's offside trap and guided the ball around goalkeeper Wang Dalei for his fourth goal of the competition.
His confident finish won't have pleased the Chinese as he deliberately stopped the ball on the goal-line and waved his colleagues to join him in celebration before tapping the ball home.
But China were level just six minutes after the interval when Mohsen Arzani's weak clearing header fell at the feet of Feng Xiaoting who smashed home a confident left-footed volley past Iran goalkeeper Hassan Roudbarian.
China were reduced to 10 men in the 61st minute when Zhu Ting was red-carded for a brutal tackle on Jalal Akbari Kelishadi.
Despite their one-man disadvantage, China grabbed the lead in the eighth minute of extra-time when Zheng Zhi played the ball through the legs of a defender allowing Zhou Haibin to score with an accurate finish.
Iran gallantly fought back and in stoppage time of the first period of extra time, Seyed Hosseini Khoshkebejari equalised running onto a fine through pass from Mazyar Zare Eshghdoost.
That sent the tie into the shoot-out and after one miss each, it was left to poor Zhao Ming to be left feeling even lonelier than the small crowd at the Al Raayan ground.
Iraq had the perfect start at Al Gharrafa against Uzbekistan when Karrar Muhamed gave them a 10th-minute lead.
But Alexander Geynrikh, the 22-year-old Torpedo Moscow striker, levelled in first-half injury time to register his fifth goal of the Games.
Iraq were down to 10 men after just 54 minutes when goalscorer Muhamed was red-carded.
The tie went to extra-time and Uzbekistan were also reduced to 10 men with a red card for Asror Aliqulov.
The Iraqis took full advantage when Ali Alwan gave his side a 2-1 lead five minutes into the extra period and then things got a lot worse for Uzbekistan when they were down to nine men as Nodirbek Kuziboyev was sent off for a second bookable offence seven minutes from the end.
DOHA (AFP) - Iran shattered China's Asian Games football gold medal hopes with a marathon quarter-final penalty shootout win while Iraq's dream continued with a 2-1 extra-time triumph over Uzbekistan.
In two dramatic matches, there were a total of four red cards and a whopping 26 bookings.
Defending champions Iran will now take on either Qatar or Thailand for a place in the final while Iraq, playing their first Asian Games for 20 years, face either North or South Korea.
"It's a magical feeling to qualify for the semi-finals," said Iraq's match-winner Ali Alwan.
"I hope our nation will be happier after this result. We want to dedicate this to them after so many bad times and so much suffering."
China, who had led 2-1 at one stage despite playing the last 30 minutes with 10 men, saw their hopes come to an end when Zhao Ming clattered the 18th penalty-kick against the crossbar to hand Iran an 8-7 shootout win.
Arash Borhani gave Iran a 39th-minute lead when he escaped China's offside trap and guided the ball around goalkeeper Wang Dalei for his fourth goal of the competition.
His confident finish won't have pleased the Chinese as he deliberately stopped the ball on the goal-line and waved his colleagues to join him in celebration before tapping the ball home.
But China were level just six minutes after the interval when Mohsen Arzani's weak clearing header fell at the feet of Feng Xiaoting who smashed home a confident left-footed volley past Iran goalkeeper Hassan Roudbarian.
China were reduced to 10 men in the 61st minute when Zhu Ting was red-carded for a brutal tackle on Jalal Akbari Kelishadi.
Despite their one-man disadvantage, China grabbed the lead in the eighth minute of extra-time when Zheng Zhi played the ball through the legs of a defender allowing Zhou Haibin to score with an accurate finish.
Iran gallantly fought back and in stoppage time of the first period of extra time, Seyed Hosseini Khoshkebejari equalised running onto a fine through pass from Mazyar Zare Eshghdoost.
That sent the tie into the shoot-out and after one miss each, it was left to poor Zhao Ming to be left feeling even lonelier than the small crowd at the Al Raayan ground.
Iraq had the perfect start at Al Gharrafa against Uzbekistan when Karrar Muhamed gave them a 10th-minute lead.
But Alexander Geynrikh, the 22-year-old Torpedo Moscow striker, levelled in first-half injury time to register his fifth goal of the Games.
Iraq were down to 10 men after just 54 minutes when goalscorer Muhamed was red-carded.
The tie went to extra-time and Uzbekistan were also reduced to 10 men with a red card for Asror Aliqulov.
The Iraqis took full advantage when Ali Alwan gave his side a 2-1 lead five minutes into the extra period and then things got a lot worse for Uzbekistan when they were down to nine men as Nodirbek Kuziboyev was sent off for a second bookable offence seven minutes from the end.
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