Qatar Asian Cup
In the early morning of February 7, Beijing time, the first game of the Asian Cup semifinals ended, and the Jordanian men's football team continued to play the role of the biggest dark horse, relying on the joint goals of Naimat and Tamari, and finally defeated the South Korean men's football team 2-0, and the team advanced to the final for the first time in history.
This is the 7th meeting between the two teams in history, after South Korea won 3 wins and 3 draws to remain unbeaten, and have absolute confidence in facing Jordan.
However, the 120 minutes of hard fighting in the two consecutive rounds of knockout rounds, as well as the suspension and absence of the main central defender Kim Min-jae, made South Korea face two major disadvantages, Jordan's physical advantage, coupled with a 2-2 draw in the group stage, the team saw the hope of an upset.
In the 4th minute, Rushdan's heavy artillery bombardment was defused by Zhao Xianyoufei. In the 18th minute, Cho Hyun-woo made a key save to keep the goal intact. In the 18th minute, Nemat's follow-up long-range shot was saved by goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo. In the 26th minute, Nemat dodged the angle and shot was saved by Cho Hyun-woo. In the 42nd minute, Nemat stabbed two people in the penalty area, and Cho Hyun-woo made another miraculous save. In the entire first half, South Korea had only four shots on goal and none on target, while Jordan had as many as 12 shots and four on target, all of which were saved by Cho Hyun-woo.
In the second half, Cho Hyun-woo had no way to continue to help South Korea defend the goal, Jordan counterattacked more and more threatening, and in the 53rd minute, Park Yong-woo made a mistake in the return pass, and Neimat dived to score, and South Korea fell behind 0-1. In the 66th minute, Huang In-bum made a mistake, Tamari scored a goal, and Jordan expanded the score 2-0.
According to official statistics, South Korea had 8 shots on goal in this game, but none of them were on target, while Jordan had a total of 17 shots on goal but 7 on target, and the win was well deserved.
Statistically, South Korea have won just one game under 90 minutes in this tournament, which is completely unworthy of the favourite, and the country has continued the curse of not winning the Asian Cup since 1960, with a 64-year winless streak and a loss to Jordan for the first time in the team's history.
It is worth mentioning that after South Korea was eliminated, the top favorite Japan was already out of the tournament early, and did not even enter the semi-finals, which also tied the worst record since 1992.
In addition, South Korea conceded 10 goals in this World Cup, and Japan also conceded 8 goals in total, both teams set a record for the most goals conceded in the Asian Cup.