AFC Asian Cup

Qatar vs China, 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Group Stage

· AFC Asian Cup
Qatar
  • 66': Hassan Al-Haydos
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1 - 0
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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Zhang Yuning (China PR).
    • 4': Offside, Qatar. Boualem Khoukhi is caught offside.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Wei Shihao (China PR) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Zhang Yuning.
    • 9': Foul by Sultan Al Brake (Qatar).
    • 9': Liu Binbin (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Zhang Yuning (China PR) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wei Shihao.
    • 12': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Zhu Chenjie (China PR) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liu Yang with a cross following a corner.
    • 13': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Jiang Guangtai.
    • 14': Offside, Qatar. Ahmed Alaa is caught offside.
    • 16': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Liu Binbin.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Bassam Al Rawi following a corner.
    • 22': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Lin Liangming (China PR).
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Khalid Muneer (Qatar) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Almahdi Ali with a headed pass.
    • 28': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Zhang Yuning (China PR).
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Alaa (Qatar).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Asad.
    • 31': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Jiang Guangtai.
    • 32': Foul by Almahdi Ali (Qatar).
    • 32': Zhu Chenjie (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Zhang Yuning (China PR).
    • 35': Foul by Sultan Al Brake (Qatar).
    • 35': Liu Binbin (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Wu Xi (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Wei Shihao (China PR) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wu Xi.
    • 38': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Wei Shihao (China PR).
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Khalid Muneer (Qatar) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 45': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Bassam Al Rawi.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Zhang Yuning (China PR) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liu Yang with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Wei Shihao (China PR) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Wei Shihao (China PR) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Wang Shangyuan with a cross.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Qatar 0, China PR 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Qatar 0, China PR 0.
    • 45': Substitution, China PR. Xie Pengfei replaces Liu Binbin.
    • 45': Substitution, Qatar. Ahmed Al Ganehi replaces Ahmed Alaa.
    • 45': Substitution, Qatar. Jassem Gaber replaces Abdulaziz Hatem.
    • 45': Substitution, Qatar. Salah Zakaria replaces Saad Al Sheeb.
    • 46': Foul by Lin Liangming (China PR).
    • 46': Jassem Gaber (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Khalid Muneer.
    • 49': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Mostafa Meshaal.
    • 50': Foul by Xie Pengfei (China PR).
    • 50': Sultan Al Brake (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Khalid Muneer (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Almahdi Ali.
    • 53': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Liu Yang.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 58': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
    • 59': Foul by Lin Liangming (China PR).
    • 59': Salah Zakaria (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Salah Zakaria (Qatar).
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Yan Junling (China PR).
    • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Substitution, Qatar. Meshaal Barsham replaces Salah Zakaria because of an injury.
    • 64': Substitution, Qatar. Hassan Al Haydos replaces Mostafa Meshaal.
    • 64': Substitution, Qatar. Akram Afif replaces Yusuf Abdurisag.
    • 64': Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Zhang Yuning (China PR).
    • 65': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Zhang Linpeng.
    • 66': Goal! Qatar 1, China PR 0. Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Akram Afif with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Substitution, China PR. Xu Xin replaces Wu Xi.
    • 67': Substitution, China PR. Wu Lei replaces Wei Shihao.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Wu Lei (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zhang Yuning.
    • 69': Foul by Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar).
    • 69': Wu Lei (China PR) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Jiang Guangtai.
    • 72': Foul by Khalid Muneer (Qatar).
    • 72': Lin Liangming (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, China PR. Tan Long replaces Lin Liangming.
    • 80': Foul by Khalid Muneer (Qatar).
    • 80': Xie Pengfei (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Khalid Muneer (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Jassem Gaber (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hassan Al Haydos.
    • 82': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ali Asad.
    • 85': Offside, Qatar. Akram Afif is caught offside.
    • 85': Substitution, China PR. Jiang Shenglong replaces Wang Shangyuan.
    • 86': Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Zhang Linpeng (China PR).
    • 86': Foul by Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar).
    • 86': Xu Xin (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Ahmed Al Ganehi (Qatar).
    • 88': Liu Yang (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Ahmed Al Ganehi (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Tan Long (China PR) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90': Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Jiang Shenglong (China PR).
    • 90'+5': Foul by Zhang Yuning (China PR).
    • 90'+5': Meshaal Barsham (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Offside, China PR. Tan Long is caught offside.
    • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ali Asad.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Qatar 1, China PR 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Qatar 1, China PR 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 8
    0 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    6 Corner Kicks 6
    0 Saves 1
    40.9 Possession 59.1
    10 SHOTS 10
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    219 Accurate Passes 387
    316 Passes 472
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    18 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    67 Long Balls 50
    25 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 7
    20 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 4
    21 Effective Clearances 31
    21 Clearances 31

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Asian Cup

    Venue: Khalifa International Stadium
    Location: Al Rayyan, Qatar
    Attendance: 42,104

    AFC Asian Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Qatar 3 +5 9
    2 Tajikistan 3 0 4
    3 China 3 -1 2
    4 Lebanon 3 -4 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    QAT Qatar (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    1 Saad Al-Sheeb (GK)
    3 Almahdi Ali Mukhtar
    16 Boualem Khoukhi
    18 Sultan Al-Brake
    15 Bassam Al-Rawi Yellow Card
    23 Moustafa Tarek
    8 Ali Asad
    6 Abdulaziz Hatem
    13 Khalid Muneer Yellow Card
    9 Yusuf Abdurisag
    7 Ahmed Alaaeldin
    Qatar Substitutes:
    Salah Zakaria, Lucas Mendes, Meshaal Barsham, Ahmed Fathi, Akram Afif, Hassan Al-Haydos, Tarek Salman, Ismail Mohamad, Mohammed Waad, Almoez Ali, Ahmed Al Ganehi, Jassem Abdulsallam.

    CHN China (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Yan Junling (GK)
    2 Jiang Guangtai
    3 Zhu Chenjie
    5 Zhang Linpeng
    19 Liu Yang
    21 Liu Binbin
    6 Wang Shangyuan
    15 Wu Xi
    23 Lin Liangming
    20 Wei Shihao
    9 Zhang Yuning
    China Substitutes:
    Long Tan, Li Lei, Wu Lei, Jiang Shenglong, Wu Shaocong, Wai-Tsun Dai, Wang Qiuming, Wang Dalei, Gao Tianyi, Xie Pengfei, Xu Xin, Liu Dianzuo.

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