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Goals and Highlights: Iran 1-1 Syria in AFC Asian Cup 2024
Summary
Penalty winner!
🚨🚨| GOAL: EHSAN HAJISAFI CONVERTS THE WINNING PENALTY!!!
Iran 1-1 Syria #AsianCup2023
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Iran advances to the quarterfinals!
FT | 🇮🇷 IR Iran 1️⃣-1️⃣ Syria 🇸🇾 (5-3 on pens)
Dramatic. IR Iran continue their passage into the last 8!#AsianCup2023| #HayyaAsia | #IRNvSYR pic.twitter.com/TmxAtx8FH5 — #AsianCup2023 (@afcasiancup) January 31, 2024
Game over
The referee whistles the end of the game, Iran advances to the next phase of the tournament.
Fifth Round
Ehsan Hajisafi (Iran) converted the penalty with a left-footed shot to the right corner and they advance to the next phase of the tournament.
Fourth Round
Both teams score their penalty.
Third Round
Omid Ebrahimi (Iran) and Aiham Ousou (Syria) score without problems.
Second round
Ramin Rezaeian (Iran) converts the penalty and Alireza Beiranvand saves Syria's penalty.
First round
Iran scores and Syria too.
Penalties
Despite extra time, neither team managed to score and we will have a penalty shootout to define the winner.
🚨 120'
2 minutes of compensation are added.
⏱️ 116'
The rythm drops a little and the two teams begin to try to take control of the ball.
⏱️ 111'
Delay in the match due to a hit on Pablo Sabbag of Syria, he is assisted on the field.
🚨 106'
The last 15 minutes of the match begin, Syria wants victory over the favorite.
🚨 105'
The first extra time is over, there was no goal for either team and the players will have a few seconds to recover.
⏱️ 101'
Iran's goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand made several saves in extra time and prevented Syria from taking the lead in the match.
⏱️ 96'
Attempt saved, Alaa Al Dali (Syria) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
🚨 91'
Extra time begins, if neither team scores a goal then we will have penalties.
Extra time
The referee whistles the end of the game, the match ends in a draw.
⏱️ 90+6'
Attempt saved, Ibrahim Hesar (Syria) left footed shot from the left side of the box.
🟥 90+1'
Bad news for Iran, Mehdi Taremi receives a red card and leaves his team with 10 players.
🚨 90'
10 minutes of compensation are added.
⏱️ 85'
Syria makes its first changes in the match, betting everything on the offensive and trying to win the match.
⏱️ 80'
Attempt saved, Sardar Azmoun (Iran) header from the center of the box.
⏱️ 75'
Dangerous play by Iran, Alireza Jahanbakhsh's shot went past the post and he was close to scoring a goal.
⏱️ 70'
Offside for Iran, Saeid Ezatolahi is ahead and misses a great opportunity to score another goal of the match.
⚽ 64'
Goooooal from Syria!
Omar Kharbin converted the penalty with a right-footed shot to the center of the goal.
⏱️ 56'
Iran maintains pressure all over the court in search of a defensive error.
⏱️ 51'
Iran plays long positions to cool down Syria which had several dangerous attacks.
🚨 46'
The second half begins, both teams want the victory.
Halftime
The teams go to half-time and the score is Iran 1-0 Syria.
🚨 45'
4 minutes of compensation are added.
⏱️ 40'
Attempt saved, shot blocked. Mouaiad Al Ajaan (Syria) right footed shot from more than 30 yards.
⚽ 35'
Goooooal from Iran!
Mehdi Taremi converted the penalty with a right-footed shot from the right side of the goal.
⏱️ 30'
Attempt blocked, shot blocked. Saman Ghoddos (Iran) right footed shot from outside the box.
⏱️ 25'
Attempt missed, shot missed. Ibrahim Hesar (Syria) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left.
🟨 20'
First yellow card of the game and it goes to the player Shoja Khalilzadeh from Iran.
🚩 15'
First corner kick of the game for Iran, Shoja Khalilzadeh will be in charge of taking it.
⏱️ 10'
Very even game, no team dominates the game and we are still waiting for the first goal of the game.
⏱️ 5'
Tight match in midfield, both teams look for their first scoring opportunities.
🚨 0'
The match begins, both teams will seek to win.
Minutes from start
We are a few minutes away from the game starting, the game presentation begins and the fans prepare to watch 90 minutes of football.
Substitutes
These are the players who will be on the bench:
Iran: Payam Niazmand, Milad Mohammadi, Reza Asadi, Saman Fallah, Shahriar Moghanlou, Karim Ansarifard, Mehdi Torabi, Hossein Hosseini, Ali Gholizadeh, Aria Yousefi, Mohammad Mohebbi and Omid Ebrahimi.
Syria: Antonio Yakoub, Taha Mosa, Muayad Al Khouli, Fahad Youssef, Pablo Sabbag, Khaled Kourdaghli, Mohammad Anez, Elmar Abraham, Mohammad Al-Marmour, Alaa Al Dali, Amro Jenyat and Ibrahim Alma.
Lineup of Both Teams
These are the XI players who will start the game for each team:
📋 LINE UPS | 🇮🇷 IR Iran 🆚 Syria 🇸🇾
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Team Melli are one step away from sealing a place in the last 8 but Eagles of Qasioun are standing in their way!
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Odds
The Iranian team is expected to win as it is better classified by FIFA, and it also has better quality players than Syria. Victory would advance either team to the quarterfinals.
Battle for victory
A great match is coming up between these two teams from the Asian continent. Stay tuned and below we share the statistics of both teams in the tournament.
Last confrontation!
The last time these two teams met was on November 16, 2021 and on that occasion the match ended in a 3-0 victory for Iran at the King Abdullah II Stadium. That confrontation was full of fouls, yellow cards, corner kicks and many goals that we hope will be repeated today.
History between both teams
Iran and Syria have faced each other on 3 occasions, on 3 consecutive occasions the winner has been Iran and today will be the fourth official game between both teams.
Syria Arrival
The Syrian team is already in the stadium, doing warm-up exercises and preparing for today's match.
Here come the 🇸🇾 Eagles of Qasioun, ready for their first-ever #AsianCup knockout stage appearance! #AsianCup2023 | #HayyaAsia | #IRNvSYR pic.twitter.com/IFbjo8VXil
— #AsianCup2023 (@afcasiancup) January 31, 2024
Welcome!
We are just under an hour before the match between Iran and Syria begins at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium. Both teams will go out in search of victory. Who will make it this morning? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.
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What time is the Iran vs Syria AFC Asian Cup?
This is the start time of the game Iran vs Syria of January 31st in several countries:
Argentina: 1:00 pm.
Bolivia: 12:00 pm.
Brasil: 1:00 pm.
Chile: 1:00 pm.
Colombia: 11:00 am.
Ecuador: 11:00 am.
Estados Unidos: 11:00 am ET on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.
México: 10:00 am.
Paraguay: 11:00 am.
Perú: 12:00 pm.
Uruguay: 1:00 pm.
Syria's latest roster
These were the eleven players who started the last game:
Ahmad Madanieh, Thaer Krouma, Aiham Ousou, Mouaiad Al Ajaan, Abdul Rahman Oues, Ezequiel Ham, Jalil Elías, Ammar Ramadan, Mahmoud Al Aswad, Pablo Sabbag and Ibrahim Hesar.
Iran's latest roster
These were the eleven players who started the last game:
Alireza Beiranvand, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Hossein Kanani, Ehsan Hajsafi, Sadegh Moharrami, Mehdi Taremi, Saman Ghoddos, Saeid Ezatolahi, Sardar Azmoun, Mehdi Ghayedi and Ali Gholizadeh.
Players to watch from Syria
We must keep an eye on these three players from Syria. The first is attacker Omar Khribin (#7), he plays in the Saudi Pro League for Al Nassr, in the team he has stood out as a great attacker and could score in Wednesday's match. He is also a fundamental piece of the team as he has more experience than the others. Forward Ibrahim Hesar (#21) is another extremely important distributor of play on the pitch and is the team's biggest assister in the tournament. At his young age he has achieved a lot and plays for Al Ahli of the Saudi Pro League. Finally, 34-year-old goalkeeper Ahmad Madanieh (#1) is one of the best goalkeepers in the tournament, his height allows him to be a saver of any ball and is very important so that his team does not concede a goal on Wednesday.
Syria
Syria was in Group B along with Australia, India and Uzbekistan. They seek to qualify for the next phase of the tournament and compete in the quarterfinals. They have several young players who will give a new face to the team and who will have to lead the team to victory. They achieved third place in the group with 4 points after achieving 1 game won, 1 tied and 1 lost. Their last game was against India on January 23, 2024, the match ended in a 1-0 victory at the Al Bayt Stadium and thus they achieved another victory in the tournament. They arrive as the favorites to win this match, due to the great team they have and the good moment they are going through.
Players to watch from Iran
The next three players are considered key to Iran's offense and defense and it is likely that any of them can score in the match against Syria. The player Mehdi Taremi (#9) is a great midfielder who is recognized as the team's top scorer and plays for FC Porto in the Portugal League. His ability to control the ball and make plays has been invaluable to his team and we could see him score on Wednesday. Striker Saman Ghoddos (#14) is another playmaker on the pitch who is extremely important. His great ball control makes him the team's biggest assister and he plays for Brentford in the Premier League. Finally, the 31-year-old goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand (#1) is one of the best goalkeepers in the Saudi Pro League, his height allows him to save almost any ball and is very important so that his team does not concede a goal on Wednesday.
Iran
Iran's football team was in Group C along with UAE, Palestine and Hong Kong. They seek to qualify for the next phase of the tournament and compete for the championship. They made several changes and a lot is expected of them, so their classification must be successful in terms of their goals. They finished in first place in the group with 9 points after winning 3 games, 0 tied and 0 lost. Their last game was against UAE on January 23, 2024 resulted in a victory, the match ended 2 to 1 at the Education City Stadium and thus they achieved another victory in the tournament. They arrive as the least favorites to win this match, however they could surprise and win.
The stadium
The Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium is located in the city of Doha, Qatar. It will be the venue for this match, it has a capacity of 10,000 spectators and was inaugurated on June 3, 2013. It is one of the newest stadiums in Qatar and cost 76 million dollars to build.
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