On the evening of January 31, Beijing time, the Asian Cup one-eighth final focus battle, Japan vs. Bahrain, in the first half, Ueda Kiyo headed a danger, and then Tang Anlu scored a goal to help the Japanese team take the lead, Yibian fought again, Hisashi Hisaka scored, but then Japan sent an own goal, fortunately, Ueda Kiyo scored at a critical moment, stabilized the morale of the army, and in the end, Japan successfully defeated the opponent and broke into the top 8!
Looking back at the wonderful moments of the game, in the opening 10 minutes, the Japanese team made a killing opportunity, Kubo Kenei drove a corner kick on the left side, Ueda Kiyo grabbed the landing point, header hit the goal, the Bahrain goalkeeper flew for the first time to save the ball with one palm, quite brave, and then, Bahrain played a quick counterattack, Hilal got a single chance, but his low shot was blocked by Suzuki Caiyan with his legs.
In the 31st minute of the first half, the Japanese team took the lead, each Xiong Shengya shot from outside the penalty area, the ball bounced back to the field, at this time, the shrewd Tang Anlu followed up with the supplementary shot, successfully broke the goal, the Japanese team led 1-0, saw the dawn of victory, the entire first half, the Japanese team completed 7 shots, the possession rate also exceeded 6 percent, and the corner kick ratio was exaggerated 6 to 0, it can be seen that the Japanese team slowly found the feeling of a strong Asian team.
In the 49th minute, Hisashi scored a goal, and the referee first raised the flag to signal offside, and then changed the goal through VAR to be valid, and Japan extended its lead.
However, in the 64th minute, the tenacious Bahrain pulled back a city, Ueda Kiyo and goalkeeper Suzuki Saiyan collided to send an own goal, and the score came to 1-2, and at the dangerous moment, Ueda Kiyo made up for it, and burst into the penalty area with a shot into the net, helping Japan continue to maintain a two-goal advantage 3-1.
With the remainder of the game, Japan had completed all their rotation spots and looked ready for the next knockout round, but Bahrain failed to pull off a miracle and complete the comeback, with the referee's whistle blowing and Japan having the last laugh to reach the last eight, where they will face the winner of Iran and Syria.