In the 1/8 round of the 2023 Asian Cup, Indonesia was eliminated after a devastating 0-4 defeat to Australia. Meanwhile, Tajikistan creates momentum to continue writing history after a dramatic victory over the UAE.
Indonesia was eliminated after a devastating defeat to Australia
Going into the match, Indonesia entered the game very proactively and somewhat had a very good position against Australia. They are the ones who get the first clear opportunity. However, in the 12th minute, coach Shin Tae Yong and his team suddenly conceded when Irvine’s cross hit Baggot’s foot and went into the net to open the score for Australia. Conceding an early goal, Indonesia tried to rise up and create sharp attack situations but their strikers were unable to take advantage. In the 45th minute, Australia scored a goal to increase the score to 2-0 thanks to Martin Boyle.
In the second half, Australia did not push too hard, Indonesia had more space to attack. However, the defense of the “Kangaroos” team played so firmly that Indonesia could not create a clear stopping situation. Attacking without scoring a goal, the “Land of Thousand Islands” team had to pay the price when Australia scored 2 more goals, after the finishing touches of Goodwin in the 89th minute and Souttar in the 90+1 minute.
Notable parameters in the first match in the 1/8 round between Australia and Indonesia (Photo: AFC)
In the end, Australia defeated Indonesia 4-0 to win the first ticket to the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Cup. Indonesia bid farewell to the tournament after leaving many good impressions with exciting matches.
Tajikistan created an earthquake against the UAE, continuing to write history at the Asian Cup
In the first 15 minutes of the first half, both teams took the initiative, but the UAE team was the team that controlled the ball and created more sharp opportunities. Minutes later, Tajikistan tried to counterattack and had a number of situations that caused chaos for the UAE goal. In the 30th minute, Hanonov suddenly jumped high and headed the ball into the UAE net, helping Tajikistan take a 1-0 lead. In the final minutes of the first half, the UAE rushed forward to attack but could not equalize.
Tajikistan is the team that opened the score in the match (Photo: AFC)
In the second half, the UAE quickly pushed forward to find an equalizer, but their strikers were stuck in finding a way to put the ball into Tajikistan’s net. On the contrary, Tajikistan played better and better and continuously created good scoring opportunities. However, the surprise happened in the 90+5′ minute, when Khalifa accurately headed the ball to equalize 1-1 for the UAE.
With this result, the two teams continued to play extra time to determine the winner but no goals were scored. Both teams then had to enter a penalty shootout to determine the winner. On the 11m mark, Tajikistan was the more brave team when they successfully took all 5 shots. Meanwhile, UAE only scored 3 successful shots.
Notable parameters in the match between Tajikistan and UAE (Photo: AFC)
In the end, Tajikistan excellently defeated the UAE with a score of 5-3 in the penalty shootout. The Central Asian team continued to create an earthquake by defeating an opponent 42 places higher than them on the FIFA rankings (106 compared to 64) to continue writing history by winning tickets to the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup in their first participation, against Their opponents will be the winning team in the match between Iraq and Jordan.
