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Qatar Wins 3 Matches in AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifying group Stage
‘1 draw, 1 loss’ Kyrgyzstan fails to advance to finals
Qatar won the entire group stage of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Asian Cup.
Qatar defeated Kyrgyzstan 1-0 in the third match of Group B of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup preliminary group stage held at the Changwon Football Center in Gyeongnam on the afternoon of the 12th.
This preliminary round is a competition that determines the teams that will advance to the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, the final qualifying round for the 2024 Paris Olympics, and is the first gateway to the Paris Olympics. 스포츠토토
A total of 16 teams, including the first place team in each of the 11 preliminary groups, the top four teams among the second place teams in each group, and the host country Qatar, will compete to advance to Paris in the U-23 Asian Cup finals to be held from April to May 2024.
Qatar, which defeated Korea (2-0 win) on the 6th and Myanmar (6-0 win) on the 9th, scored 9 goals in 3 group stage games and won 3 times in a row.
Kyrgyzstan, who had drawn with Myanmar in the first game and then lost to Korea, unfortunately lost to Qatar today by conceding one goal.
However, the match record against Qatar, which automatically advanced to the finals as the host country of next year's U-23 Asian Cup, is not reflected in the calculation of the group stage rankings.
Kyrgyzstan recorded a final point of 1 (1 draw, 1 loss) and failed to advance to the U-23 Asian Cup finals.
The final ranking of Group B will be determined depending on the results of the match between Korea and Myanmar at 8 p.m. on this day, but even if Kyrgyzstan takes second place in the group, it will be lower than the performance of the second-place team in the other groups.
Qatar and Kyrgyzstan had a fierce battle centered on the midfield in the first half.
Qatar blocked Kyrgyzstan's advance with active forward pressure, and Kyrgyzstan fought back with a fierce fight.
In the 34th minute of the first half, Qatar, excited by Kyrgyzstan's rough fight, intentionally pushed the opposing player, causing a fierce battle of nerves on the ground, causing the game to become overheated.
Both teams failed to create significant scoring opportunities in the first half and started the second half tied 0-0.
Qatar scored a goal in the 7th minute of the second half when striker Ilies Brimil struck the top corner of the goal with a thunderous right-footed mid-range shot from outside the left penalty area, and this goal became the winning goal.
After Qatar's goal, both teams threatened the other team's goal several times, but no more goals were scored.
Kyrgyzstan had a golden opportunity to beat the goalkeeper in a one-on-one situation in the 15th minute of the second half, but was blocked by the Qatari defense and swallowed their disappointment.