Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: Korea Republic’s AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 title hopes received a setback on Sunday when influential midfielder Ki Sung-yueng was ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a hamstring injury.
The experienced 29-year-old suffered the initial damage during his country’s Matchday One defeat of the Philippines, a game which saw him taken off shortly before the hour mark.
Ki, who plays his club football in England with Newcastle United, then subsequently failed to feature for the Taeguk Warriors against both Kyrgyz Republic and China PR, although he had returned to full training as recently as Friday.
Korea Republic are set to play Bahrain in a Round of 16 encounter in Dubai on Tuesday.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: Vietnam sealed a place in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 quarter-finals, defeating Jordan 4-2 on penalties after their Round of 16 tie ended 1-1 at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on Sunday.
Up next for Vietnam will be the winners of the Japan-Saudi Arabia last 16 tie, with the quarter-final to be also played at Al Maktoum Stadium.
Both teams started positively as they went in search of an early goal with the first shot on target for Jordan and it came in the 17th minute when Baha' Abdelrahman forced Vietnam goalkeeper Dang Van Lam into action.
Three minutes later, Jordan came close again when Mousa Mohammad Suleiman lured three defenders out of position before his back-heel pass found the unmarked Feras Zeyad Shilbaya, whose cross to Yaseen Mahmoud Bakheet saw his effort going wide.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: Bahrain will seek a piece of history in Tuesday's AFC Asian Cup UAE Round of 16, when they attempt to beat Korea Republic and claim a second win for the first time in the competition's history.
Jamal Rashed's last-gasp penalty kick against India gave Bahrain what proved to be a crucial three points, allowing Miroslav Soukup's side to salvage third place in Group A, and qualify for the knockout stage for the first time since reaching the last four in 2004.
While the West Asian side's subsequent campaigns have all ended in the group stage, a final tally of one win, and one win only, has become a constant in their trips to the Continental Finals.
UAE 2019 is the fifth edition of the competition in a row where Bahrain have claimed exactly one win, although their 2004 campaign did also include a penalty shootout success over Uzbekistan after a 2-2 draw in the last eight.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Abu Dhabi: With excitement building ahead of his country’s Round of 16 encounter with Iraq, Qatar hotshot Almoez Ali is on the verge of writing himself into the competition’s history books thanks to the striker’s impressive goalscoring exploits at the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
Ali, who claimed the top scorer award at the AFC U23 Championship in 2018, has been in sensational form throughout the tournament, netting seven times in three matches – including a four-goal haul against DPR Korea – as Qatar claimed top spot in Group E en route to the knockout phase.
With at least one more game still to come, the 22-year-old Al Duhail SC forward’s impressive tally has seen him move to within one strike of the record haul by a player at Asia’s premier event, one which was set by Islamic Republic of Iran legend Ali Daei when he scored eight at the 1996 edition, also in the United Arab Emirates.