Besides the matches for the quarter-final tickets, the race for the 2023 Asian Cup Golden Boot is also taking place tensely and it is difficult to predict the owner of this title.
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| Iraq's Aymen Hussein is currently the top scorer at the 2023 Asian Cup. (Source: Xinhua) |
Iraq's Aymen Hussein leads the list but has no chance to improve his record. Aymen Hussein scored his 6th goal of the 2023 Asian Cup with a cross-angle shot that put Iraq 2-1 up in the round of 16 match.
However, Aymen Hussein's joy lasted less than a minute before he was sent off after celebrating his goal.
Having to play with one less player, Iraq encountered many difficulties and finally let Jordan score two consecutive goals in extra time, thereby having to stop with a final defeat of 2-3.
Aymen Hussein's failure to improve his performance has opened up opportunities for other players in the race for the top scorer at the 2023 Asian Cup.
Akram Afif of the home team Qatar is currently the second player on the list with 4 goals and 1 assist.
In the match against Palestine in the round of 16, Akram Afif was the player who scored the decisive goal from the penalty spot to help Qatar come back to win 2-1.
The 27-year-old striker still has many opportunities to increase his goal tally in this year's tournament as he still has at least one quarter-final match ahead of him.
Right behind Akram Afif, three other players, Ayase Ueda (Japan), Lee Kang In (Korea) and Oday Dabbagh (Palestine), are each on three goals.
Ayase Ueda and Lee Kang In still have a chance as Japan and South Korea have not played in the round of 16, while Oday Dabbagh has no chance as Palestine has had to stop.
In the round of 16, Ayase Ueda and Lee Kang In are likely to start and are expected to shine to help their team win.
Japan has an easy time as they only have to face Bahrain while South Korea has to play Saudi Arabia in the highlight match.
Currently, there are 13 other players who have scored two goals at the 2023 Asian Cup. Of these, only Sultan Adil and Yahya Al-Ghassani have run out of chances as the UAE team stopped after a shocking defeat against the rookie team Tajikistan in a lucky penalty shootout.
Five players in the group who scored two goals are Mehdi Ghayedi, Mehdi Taremi (Iran team), Takumi Minamino (Japan team), Son Heung Min (South Korea team) and Supachai Chaided (Thai team) who have not played in the round of 16.
Meanwhile, the top strikers at the 2019 Asian Cup are causing great disappointment at this year's tournament.
Almoez Ali had an impressive performance in the UAE 5 years ago when he scored 9 goals, contributing greatly to helping the Qatar team reach the top of Asia for the first time.
This achievement also helped Almoez Ali not only win the Golden Boot but also receive the title of Best Player of the 2019 Asian Cup.
However, in the tournament at home, this striker born in 1996 played poorly and only scored one goal, scored in the match where Qatar beat Lebanon 3-0 in the opening match.
Not only Almoez Ali, striker Sardar Azmoun of the Iranian team is also not in good form and has only scored one goal in this year's tournament.
At the 2023 Asian Cup, the quarter-finals officially determined the four teams that have qualified to participate, including Australia, Tajikistan, Jordan and host Qatar.
Notably, the first match of the quarter-finals has also been determined, with Tajikistan facing Jordan. Australia will wait for the winner of the Saudi Arabia-South Korea match, while the winner of the Uzbekistan-Thailand match will face Qatar.
The two matches Saudi Arabia-Korea and Uzbekistan-Thailand will take place today, January 30, and will be broadcast live on VTV5 and FPT Play.
The round of 16 will conclude with two matches between Bahrain and Japan and Iran and Syria, taking place tomorrow (January 31).
( according to Vietnam+ )
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