The Asia Cup that is played in Qatar has already entered the definition zone with the dispute of the round of 16, which began this Sunday with the victory of Australia about Indonesia 4-0 and the debutant’s blow Tajikistan that eliminated the United Arab Emirates 5-3 on penalties after 1-1 in 120 minutes.
But the surprises don’t stop. This Monday, Jordan he won a great game against Irak 3-2 that was defined with two goals in injury time. And not only that: the loser was left with ten because the tournament’s scorer, Aymen Husseinsaw the red for an unusual celebration after having ahead his team on the scoreboard.
The hero of the day for the Jordanians was Nizar Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Rashdana 24-year-old midfielder who plays for the Al-Faisaly of his country, who sealed the victory in the seventh minute of added time to complete a historic comeback and prevent the duel from going to overtime.
It was a true miracle. The thing is that two minutes before, when it seemed that Jordan had to say goodbye to the tournament being played on the land that saw Lionel Messi raise the world Cupthe central Yazan Al Arab He had given his team the tie.
And Jordan had started ahead on the scoreboard thanks to the cry of Yazan Al Naimat about the end of the first half. But Iraq, which is much higher in the FIFA ranking (63rd against 87th), had managed to turn the game around with goals from Saad Natiq and of Aymen Hussein, who was sent off for a double yellow after celebrating his goal as if he were eating a traditional dish from his country. Yes, even if you don’t believe it.
Unusual, Aymen Hussein makes it 2-1 for Iraq 🇮🇶, he celebrates like this (as if he were eating a traditional Iraqi dish), double yellow and out. (!!!!) pic.twitter.com/U43ybwJZin
— Nahuel Lanzón (@nahuelzn) January 29, 2024
Already eleven against ten, Jordan went for the miracle and accomplished it. Now they are in the quarterfinals of the tournament, which will continue this Monday with the clash between Qatar and Palestine. On Tuesday it will be the turn of Uzbekistan-Thailand and Saudi Arabia-South Korea and on Tuesday the Bahrain-Japan and Iran-Syria round will close.