The
Asian Cup
being played in Qatar has already entered the definition zone with the dispute of the round of 16, which began this Sunday with
Australia
's 4-0 win over
Indonesia
and the blow by debutant
Tajikistan
that eliminated the United Arab Emirates United 5-3 on penalties after 1-1 in 120 minutes.
But the surprises don't stop.
This Monday,
Jordan
won a great game against
Iraq
3-2 that was defined with two goals in stoppage time.
And not only that: the loser was left with ten because the tournament's top scorer,
Aymen Hussein
, saw 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-Rashdan
, a 24-year-old midfielder who plays for
Al-Faisaly
in his country, who sealed the victory in the seventh minute of added time to complete a historic comeback and avoid that the duel was in overtime.
Nizar Mahmoud Al-Rashdan great goal!
What a final what a drama!
what a... what a...
🇮🇶 Iraq 2-3 Jordan 🇯🇴pic.twitter.com/kNDqkYXBJq
— FootColic ⚽️ (@FootColic) January 29, 2024
It was a true miracle.
The thing is that two minutes earlier, when it seemed that Jordan had to say goodbye to the tournament being played on Earth that saw
Lionel Messi
win the
World Cup
, center back
Yazan Al Arab
had given his team the tie.
🔥 YAZAN AL-ARAB'S TIE AT 95 MINUTES FOR JORDAN
(But there is still more) pic.twitter.com/fc5eacq0Ab
— Nahuel Lanzón (@nahuelzn) January 29, 2024
And Jordan had taken the lead on the scoreboard thanks to
Yazan Al Naimat
's shout at 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
Aymen Hussein
, who was sent off for a double yellow after celebrating his goal. as if you were eating a traditional dish from your country.
Yes, even if you don't believe it.
Unusual, Aymen Hussein makes it 2-1 for Iraq 🇮🇶, he celebrates it 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
Now 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.