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Almoez Ali made a spectacular extra kick to score a ninth tournament record, allowing Qatar to win its first Asian Cup win thanks to a stunning 3-1 win over four-time champion Japan.
Ali's 12th minute was overtaken by Ali Daei in 1996. Combined with a 27th-minute strike from Abdulaziz Hatem and a penalty from Akram Afif, he helped the Qataris to make a emphatic statement before the 2022 World Cup.
The record goal of 22-year-old Ali, born in Sudan, came after the United Arab Emirates Football Federation (FAF), who had protested against his eligibility for the post of Qatar's representative, was dismissed by the Asian Confederation of football just hours before the kickoff.
Japan finally found a way to get through a Qatar defense that it had not conceded in the previous six games when Takumi Minamino scored in the 69th minute, but the penalty sentenced the Samurai Blue to his first defeat in the final of the Asian Cup.
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