Jordan Reaches First Asian Cup Final After Stunning South Korea 2-0 – News18

AL-RAYYAN, Qatar: Jordan reached the ultimate of the Asian Cup for the primary time after beautiful South Korea 2-0 on Tuesday.

Yazan Al Naimat and Mousa Tamari struck within the second half at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium to knock out one of many pre-event favorites.

Jordan will play Iran or defending champion Qatar within the remaining this weekend. Their semifinal is on Wednesday.

Al Naimat opened the scoring within the 53rd minute by flicking a shot past goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo, who had pulled off a collection of saves to maintain the rating stage.

Tamari made it 2-0 within the 66th with a protracted-vary effort.

Two-time champion South Korea was aiming to win its first Asian Cup since 1960.

It wanted a stoppage time personal purpose to safe a draw with Jordan within the group stage and mounted late comebacks within the spherical of 16 and quarterfinals towards Saudi Arabia and Australia, respectively. But a repeat by no means regarded probably on this event.

Jordan, enjoying in its first Asian Cup semifinal, confirmed little signal of being overwhelmed by the event.

Noor Al Rawabdeh and Al Naimat each pressured saves from Jo within the early phases and Tamari fired narrowly extensive with one other effort.

South Korea struggled to create openings however got here near going forward simply after the half-hour mark. Lee Jae-sung stooped to satisfy Hwang In-beom’s cross from the appropriate, however his header got here again off the foot of the submit.

Jordan then had its greatest likelihood of the half shortly earlier than the break when Al Naimat twisted and turned his means by way of the realm and stabbed a shot at purpose from 5 meters (yards) out. He was solely denied by the face of Jo, who appeared to know little about his save.

With the keeper dazed and making an attempt to gather himself, he then repelled the rebound from Al Rawabdeh together with his heals whereas going through the incorrect path.

Jordan emerged after halftime with renewed risk and took the lead eight minutes after the restart.

A unfastened cross from Park Yong-woo was seized upon by Tamari and he fed Al Naimat.

The ahead wasn’t to be denied on this event and he flicked a shot over the advancing Jo to spark wild celebrations inside the crowd of 42,850.

The cheers have been even louder when Jordan doubled the lead 13 minutes later by way of an excellent solo purpose from Tamari.

Running from deep in South Korea’s half, he carried the ball to the sting of the field earlier than curling a low shot into the underside nook.

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