Group stage of the Asian Cup .. 95 goals and 129 yellow cards

After the end of the group stage of the 2019 Asian Cup in the UAE, the face of the sixteenth championship became evident with the completion of the qualifying team contract, after the team received Oman and Vietnam on the last cards dedicated to the best teams ranked third.

This is the most important version for the participating teams, which has given the tournament a particular flavor in terms of score indicators.

This stage was marked by great excitement, outstanding results, a multitude of colorful cards and shots on goal.

Competitive teams:

The first group qualified for the UAE team at the summit and for the Thailand team off and gave the Bahrain team one of the nomination cards. of the best "Thulth".

In the second set, Jordan qualified first, followed by Australia and summer.

In Group C, South Korea, China and Kyrgyzstan qualified for the "best of the three".

In group D, Iran, Iraq and Vietnam qualified for the "best of the three".

Highlights of group roles

General statistics:

36 games were played, scoring 95 goals (2.6) goals per game. Thirty-six goals were scored in the first round, 30 goals in the second and third rounds of 292 shots, and three goals were scored by friendly shots that beat Pavel Mattyash of Kyrgyzstan against China, Saud Al-Sawadi of Yemen against Iran and Ali Faiz Attieh Iraq against Vietnam.

– 9 penalties were scored, including 9 recorded, while Hassan Al Aydous was missing from the Qatar national team after Saudi goalkeeper Mohammed Al Owais showed up for him.

– The draw was only 3 times in 5 draws, while 31 games ended in a win. Paradoxically, two of the three negative games were played by Palestine in Syria and Jordan.

– 129 yellow cards and four red cards were issued to Mohammed Saleh, "Palestine", Han Kwang Song, Jung Il Joan, "North Korea" and Igor Krimets "Uzbekistan".

– The biggest score of the tournament was recorded during the match of Qatar, which beat North Korea 6-0.

Team statistics

Qatar, South Korea and Japan are the only teams to win the full mark (9 points).

Four teams did not earn points in the three rounds: Turkmenistan, North Korea, Yemen and the Philippines (Palestine, Syria, Yemen, Philippines, North Korea and Turkmenistan). Once (United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Bahrain, India, Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam, Lebanon and Oman).

– 7 teams were not lost, namely (Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Iraq, South Korea, Qatar and Japan).

Qatar was the strongest offensive team with 10 goals, while Palestine and Yemen were considered the weakest goal scorers.

– Jordan, South Korea, Iran and Qatar are the strongest defenders, with no goals, while North Korea is the weakest defender after scoring 14 goals.

Round 16 matches

January 20: Jordan – Vietnam, Thailand – China, Iran – Oman

January 21: Japan – Saudi Arabia, Australia – Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates – Kyrgyzstan

January 22: South Korea – Bahrain, Qatar – Iraq