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Tajikistan stun UAE to reach Asian Cup quarters

Asian Cup debutants Tajikistan upset the United Arab Emirates 5-3 in a penalty shootout on Sunday to advance to the quarter-finals and keep their dream run alive after the game ended 1-1 after extra time.
Jan 28, 2024, 09:34 pm - Reuters

Penalty Shootout

Tajikistan
United Arab Emirates
Akhtam Nazarov
Pen 1
Abdullah Idrees
Vahdat Hanonov
Pen 2
Caio Canedo
Ehson Panshanbe
Pen 3
Fábio Lima
Rustam Soirov
Pen 4
Ali Saleh Amro
Alisher Shukurov
Pen 5

Match Timeline

Tajikistan
United Arab Emirates
  • KO
  • 16
  • 30
  • HT
  • 45
  • 61
  • 69
  • 72
  • 73
  • 84
  • 85
  • 90+5
  • FT
  • 90
  • 105+1
  • 116
  • ET FT

Match Commentary

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Match ends, Tajikistan 1(5), United Arab Emirates 1(3).
120'
Penalty Shootout ends, Tajikistan 1(5), United Arab Emirates 1(3).
120'
Goal! Tajikistan 1(5), United Arab Emirates 1(3). Alisher Shukurov (Tajikistan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Match Stats
TJKUAE
Possession
34.4%
65.634.4
65.6%
Shots on Goal
6
6
Shot Attempts
16
18
Yellow Cards
1
2
Corner Kicks
9
12
Saves
5
4