2019 AFC Asian Cup Group F

Group F of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup took place from 9 to 17 January 2019.[1] The group consisted of Japan, Uzbekistan, Oman and Turkmenistan.[2] The top two teams, Japan and Uzbekistan, along with third-placed Oman (as one of the four best third-placed teams), advanced to the round of 16.[3]

Japan was the only former champions and are also the team which won the most titles in the Asian Cup (1992, 2000, 2004 and 2011).

Teams

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Draw position Team Zone Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
April 2018[nb 1] December 2018
F1  Japan EAFF Second round group E winners 24 March 2016 9th 2015 (quarter-finals) Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011) 60 50
F2  Uzbekistan CAFA Second round group H winners 29 March 2016 7th 2015 (quarter-finals) Fourth place (2011) 88 95
F3  Oman WAFF Third Round Group D winners 10 October 2017 4th 2015 (group stage) Group stage (2004, 2007, 2015) 87 82
F4  Turkmenistan CAFA Third Round Group E runners-up 14 November 2017 2nd 2004 (group stage) Group stage (2004) 129 127
Notes
  1. ^ The rankings of April 2018 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Oman 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Turkmenistan 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

Matches

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All times listed are GST (UTC+4).

Japan vs Turkmenistan

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Japan's Yuto Nagatomo and Turkmenistan's Mihail Titow clash during the match

In the 12th minute, Japan had the first chance of the game, with Ritsu Dōan failing to beat Mammet Orazmuhammedow with a close-range header following a Takehiro Tomiyasu pass. Wahyt Orazsähedow forced Shūichi Gonda into a fine save and Mekan Saparow headed over from the resulting corner. Turkmenistan continued to press and took the lead on 27 minutes when captain Arslanmyrat Amanow unleashed a long-range effort into the net. Then, Yuya Osako's effort came narrowly wide, before Orazmuhammedow denied Tomiyasu with a fingertip save. As half-time approached, Turkmenistan came close to doubling their advantage. This time, Ahmet Ataýew stung Gonda's palms with an angled drive. After that, a header from Genki Haraguchi sailed inches wide off the target. In the 56th minute, Osako turned in the area and fired home to equalise the scoreline. Four minutes later Japan took the lead when Saparow's blunder allowed Yuto Nagatomo to find Osako, who scored to bag his second goal of the match. Shortly after, Takumi Minamino found Dōan, who spun away from his marker and fired into the bottom corner beyond Orazmuhammedow's dive. On 79 minutes, Ataýew converted from the spot after Gonda had up-ended substitute Altymyrat Annadurdyýew in the area. Japan held the scoreline to win the match.[4]

Japan 3–2 Turkmenistan
  • Osako 56', 60'
  • Dōan 71'
Report
Attendance: 5,725
Japan
Turkmenistan
GK 12 Shūichi Gonda Yellow card 78'
RB 19 Hiroki Sakai Yellow card 33'
CB 22 Maya Yoshida (c)
CB 20 Tomoaki Makino
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 7 Gaku Shibasaki
CM 16 Takehiro Tomiyasu
RW 21 Ritsu Dōan
AM 9 Takumi Minamino downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 8 Genki Haraguchi
CF 15 Yuya Osako
Substitutions:
FW 11 Koya Kitagawa upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Hajime Moriyasu
GK 1 Mammet Orazmuhammedow
RB 12 Serdar Annaorazow
CB 4 Mekan Saparow
CB 2 Zafar Babajanow
LB 6 Gurbangeldi Batyrow
CM 19 Ahmet Ataýew
CM 21 Resul Hojaýew
RW 7 Arslanmyrat Amanow (c) downward-facing red arrow 69'
AM 5 Wezirgeldi Ylýasow Yellow card 90'
LW 8 Ruslan Mingazow downward-facing red arrow 85'
CF 9 Wahyt Orazsähedow downward-facing red arrow 59'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Altymyrat Annadurdyýew upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 11 Myrat Ýagşyýew upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 15 Mihail Titow upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Ýazguly Hojageldyýew

Man of the Match:
Yuya Osako (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official:
Mohamad Zainal Abidin (Malaysia)
Additional assistant referees:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

Uzbekistan vs Oman

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In the 14th minute, Oman came close to scoring through Ahmed Kano’s header which was saved by Uzbek goalkeeper Ignatiy Nesterov. In the 25th minute, Saad Al-Mukhaini’s delivery from the right flank sailed for Raed Ibrahim Saleh but the forward failed to connect. Uzbekistan found the back of the net through Odil Ahmedov’s free kick from 25 yards out, the Uzbekistan captain picking up his 18th international goal after he curled his effort past goalkeeper Faiz Al-Rushaidi. Nesterov blocked Mohammed Al-Musalami’s low drive as Uzbekistan took a 1–0 lead into the break. Oman came close to scoring when Ali Al-Busaidi sent a cross which found Al-Mukhaini who wasted the opportunity. Two minutes later, the defender was in goal-scoring range but saw his effort blocked. Oman finally beat Nesterov in the 72nd minute after substitute Muhsen Al-Ghassani, beat the offside trap to score past the Uzbekistan shot stopper.[5] Five minutes from time, Eldor Shomurodov burst into the box and tried a left-footed shot that Al-Rushaidi got a hand to but failed to keep out as he was beaten at his near post.[6] Uzbekistan, however, suffered a blow when Egor Krimets was sent off deep in stoppage time.[5]

Uzbekistan 2–1 Oman
Report
Attendance: 9,424
Uzbekistan
Oman
GK 1 Ignatiy Nesterov Yellow card 58'
RB 2 Akmal Shorakhmedov
CB 15 Egor Krimets Red card 90+2'
CB 5 Anzur Ismailov
LB 13 Oleg Zoteev
CM 7 Sardor Rashidov downward-facing red arrow 59'
CM 9 Odil Ahmedov (c)
RW 19 Otabek Shukurov
AM 22 Javokhir Sidikov
LW 11 Jaloliddin Masharipov Yellow card 29' downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 10 Marat Bikmaev downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Dostonbek Khamdamov upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 8 Ikromjon Alibaev upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 14 Eldor Shomurodov upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Argentina Héctor Cúper
GK 18 Faiz Al-Rushaidi
RB 11 Saad Al-Mukhaini
CB 13 Khalid Al-Braiki
CB 2 Mohammed Al-Musalami
LB 17 Ali Al-Busaidi
CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi
CM 12 Ahmed Kano (c)
CM 10 Mohsin Al-Khaldi downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
RF 15 Jameel Al-Yahmadi downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 7 Khalid Al-Hajri downward-facing red arrow 67'
LF 6 Raed Ibrahim Saleh
Substitutions:
FW 16 Muhsen Al-Ghassani upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 9 Mohammed Al-Ghassani upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
Manager:
Netherlands Pim Verbeek

Man of the Match:
Otabek Shukurov (Uzbekistan)

Assistant referees:
Yoon Kwang-yeol (South Korea)
Park Sang-jun (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Mohd Yusri Muhamad (Malaysia)
Additional assistant referees:
Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)
Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Oman vs Japan

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Genki Haraguchi diverted Ritsu Dōan’s cross onto the bar from six yards inside the first two minutes. On 20 minutes, Salaah Al-Yahyaei found Muhsen Al-Ghassani, who rounded Shūichi Gonda but was unable to finish from a tight angle. Japan broke the deadlock in the 28th minute, Haraguchi picked himself up after being up-ended in the area by Raed Ibrahim Saleh to ram home the resulting spot-kick beyond Faiz Al-Rushaidi’s dive. With half-time approaching, Al-Yahyaei’s drive was diverted to safety by Yuto Nagatomo as Japan maintained their slender lead going into the break. In the second ha;f, Saad Al-Mukhaini’s effort at 70 minutes was gathered by Gonda. An acrobatic Saleh attempt from an Al-Mukhaini cross 10 minutes later and Al-Rushaidi’s last gasp save from substitute Junya Itō proved to be the final goalmouth action of the day.[7]

Oman 0–1 Japan
Report
Oman
Japan
GK 18 Faiz Al-Rushaidi
RB 11 Saad Al-Mukhaini Yellow card 90+2'
CB 13 Khalid Al-Braiki
CB 2 Mohammed Al-Musalami
LB 17 Ali Al-Busaidi
CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi
CM 12 Ahmed Kano (c) Yellow card 26'
RW 15 Jameel Al-Yahmadi
AM 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei downward-facing red arrow 67'
LW 6 Raed Ibrahim Saleh Yellow card 49'
CF 16 Muhsen Al-Ghassani downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Mohammed Al-Ghassani upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 7 Khalid Al-Hajri upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Netherlands Pim Verbeek
GK 12 Shūichi Gonda
RB 19 Hiroki Sakai
CB 22 Maya Yoshida (c)
CB 16 Takehiro Tomiyasu
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 6 Wataru Endō
CM 7 Gaku Shibasaki
RW 21 Ritsu Dōan Yellow card 36' downward-facing red arrow 84'
AM 9 Takumi Minamino Yellow card 67'
LW 8 Genki Haraguchi
CF 11 Koya Kitagawa downward-facing red arrow 57'
Substitutions:
FW 13 Yoshinori Muto upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 14 Junya Itō upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Hajime Moriyasu

Man of the Match:
Takumi Minamino (Japan)

Assistant referees:[8]
Mohd Yusri Muhamad (Malaysia)
Mohamad Zainal Abidin (Malaysia)
Fourth official:
Anton Shchetinin (Australia)
Additional assistant referees:
Peter Green (Australia)
Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan

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The two teams' players after the match

The two Turkic neighbours have met each other in 2004 edition, where Uzbekistan prevailed with a 1–0 win.

Dostonbek Khamdamov’s header hit the ground before rebounding over the crossbar in the fifth minute. In the 16th minute, a string of passes ended with Javokhir Sidikov sliding the ball into an unguarded goalmouth. Eight minutes later, Otabek Shukurov sent a through pass down the middle to Eldor Shomurodov, whose effort made its way past goalkeeper Mammet Orazmuhammedow. Five minute before the break, Gurbangeldi Batyrow’s poor clearance allowed Jaloliddin Masharipov to let fly a half-volley to make it 3–0. Less than two minutes later, Masharipov turned provider with his pass finding Shomurodov, who scored his second of the night. Khamdamov's 44th minute strike was denied by the upright. Orazmuhammedow made a double save in the 55th minute to maintain the scoreline.[9]

Turkmenistan 0–4 Uzbekistan
Report
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
GK 1 Mammet Orazmuhammedow
RB 12 Serdar Annaorazow
CB 4 Mekan Saparow
CB 2 Zafar Babajanow
LB 6 Gurbangeldi Batyrow
CM 19 Ahmet Ataýew downward-facing red arrow 44'
CM 21 Resul Hojaýew
RW 7 Arslanmyrat Amanow (c) downward-facing red arrow 65'
AM 5 Wezirgeldi Ylýasow
LW 8 Ruslan Mingazow
CF 9 Wahyt Orazsähedow downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Myrat Annaýew upward-facing green arrow 44'
FW 17 Altymyrat Annadurdyýew upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 15 Mihail Titow upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
GK 1 Ignatiy Nesterov
RB 2 Akmal Shorakhmedov downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 20 Islom Tukhtakhodjaev
CB 5 Anzur Ismailov Yellow card 71'
LB 13 Oleg Zoteev
CM 9 Odil Ahmedov (c) downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 19 Otabek Shukurov
RW 17 Dostonbek Khamdamov
AM 22 Javokhir Sidikov downward-facing red arrow 68'
LW 11 Jaloliddin Masharipov
CF 14 Eldor Shomurodov
Substitutions:
DF 6 Davron Khashimov upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 8 Ikromjon Alibaev upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 18 Fozil Musaev upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Argentina Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Eldor Shomurodov (Uzbekistan)

Assistant referees:[8]
Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Hasan Al-Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Al-Abakry (Saudi Arabia)
Additional assistant referees:
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

Oman vs Turkmenistan

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In the sixth minute, Muhsen Al-Ghassani's left-footed shot from the centre of the box was saved by goalkeeper Mammet Orazmuhammedow. In the 20th minute, Ahmed Kano scored a free kick from 25 yards out. In the 31st minute, Myrat Ýagşyýew's header was tipped over by goalkeeper Faiz Al-Rushaidi. Turkmenistan equalised in the 41st minute with Altymyrat Annadurdyýew evading several Oman players before unleashing his shot from the left into the top left corner. Oman came close in the 55th and 56th minutes - through a header by Mohammed Al-Musalami and a shot by Khalid Al-Hajri respectively. Muhsen went for the spectacular in the 68th minute with an overhead kick which Orazmuhammedow saved and the goalkeeper stood tall again just seconds later to deny Kano on the left, with the ball seemingly headed for the top of the net. Orazmuhammedow, however, was finally beaten in the 84th minute with Muhsen sweeping the ball in after the goalkeeper had parried an initial effort. Three minutes into added time, Al-Musalami jumped high to head home Oman's third goal of the day to gain the win, and more importantly, guiding Oman to the round of sixteen for the first time ever in the country's football history, having failed in three previous editions.[10]

Oman 3–1 Turkmenistan
Report
Oman
Turkmenistan
GK 18 Faiz Al-Rushaidi
RB 11 Saad Al-Mukhaini
CB 13 Khalid Al-Braiki Yellow card 36' downward-facing red arrow 74'
CB 2 Mohammed Al-Musalami
LB 17 Ali Al-Busaidi
CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi Yellow card 22'
CM 12 Ahmed Kano (c)
RW 6 Raed Ibrahim Saleh
AM 7 Khalid Al-Hajri downward-facing red arrow 86'
LW 4 Mohamed Khasib downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 16 Muhsen Al-Ghassani
Substitutions:
FW 15 Jameel Al-Yahmadi upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 9 Mohammed Al-Ghassani Yellow card 90+1' upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Netherlands Pim Verbeek
GK 1 Mammet Orazmuhammedow (c)
RB 12 Serdar Annaorazow
CB 3 Güýçmyrat Annagulyýew
CB 4 Mekan Saparow Yellow card 79'
LB 6 Gurbangeldi Batyrow
CM 18 Serdar Geldiýew Yellow card 54'
CM 21 Resul Hojaýew downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 8 Ruslan Mingazow downward-facing red arrow 68'
AM 5 Wezirgeldi Ylýasow
LW 11 Myrat Ýagşyýew
CF 17 Altymyrat Annadurdyýew Yellow card 35' downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Ahmet Ataýew Yellow card 72' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 7 Arslanmyrat Amanow upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 15 Mihail Titow upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Ýazguly Hojageldyýew

Man of the Match:
Ahmed Kano (Oman)

Assistant referees:[11]
Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)
Mohamed Salman (Bahrain)
Fourth official:
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Additional assistant referees:
César Ramos (Mexico)
Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

Japan vs Uzbekistan

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Koya Kitagawa forced Ignatiy Nesterov into action 10 minutes before the break when his shot on the turn was tipped over by the keeper. With five minutes left in the half, Uzbekistan took the lead, Eldor Shomurodov latched on to Dostonbek Khamdamov’s through ball to outpace Tomoaki Makino before stepping inside Genta Miura and clipping the finish into the top corner with the outside of his right boot. The lead, though, was to last only three minutes as Sei Muroya turned on the left touchline before outstripping Farrukh Sayfiev and sending over a cross towards Yoshinori Muto, who rose to power his header home. Nesterov parried Junya Itō’s shot nine minutes after the restart while Muto went close seconds later, shooting just over the bar. Two minutes before the hour mark Tsukasa Shiotani's left-foot strike from distance curled away from Nesterov to put Japan in front. Davron Khashimov forced Daniel Schmidt to tip his long-range drive over the bar in the final minutes as Japan closed out the game to take their third win in a row and advance to the next round with a perfect record.[12]

Japan 2–1 Uzbekistan
Report
Japan
Uzbekistan
GK 23 Daniel Schmidt
RB 3 Sei Muroya
CB 20 Tomoaki Makino
CB 2 Genta Miura
LB 4 Sho Sasaki
CM 17 Toshihiro Aoyama (c)
CM 18 Tsukasa Shiotani Yellow card 48'
RW 14 Junya Itō
AM 11 Koya Kitagawa downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
LW 10 Takashi Inui downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 13 Yoshinori Muto Yellow card 33' downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
FW 8 Genki Haraguchi upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 6 Wataru Endō upward-facing green arrow 85'
DF 16 Takehiro Tomiyasu upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Hajime Moriyasu
GK 1 Ignatiy Nesterov (c)
RB 20 Islom Tukhtakhodjaev
CB 6 Davron Khashimov
CB 4 Farrukh Sayfiev Yellow card 69'
LB 15 Egor Krimets Yellow card 72'
CM 8 Ikromjon Alibaev
CM 17 Dostonbek Khamdamov downward-facing red arrow 65'
RW 18 Fozil Musaev downward-facing red arrow 76'
AM 19 Otabek Shukurov
LW 22 Javokhir Sidikov
CF 14 Eldor Shomurodov downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Azizbek Turgunboev upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 10 Marat Bikmaev upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 7 Sardor Rashidov upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Argentina Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Toshihiro Aoyama (Japan)

Assistant referees:[11]
Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Hasan Al-Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Huo Weiming (China PR)
Additional assistant referees:
Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Discipline

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Fair play points were used as tiebreakers if the head-to-head and overall records of teams were tied (and if a penalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[3][13]

  • yellow card = 1 point
  • red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
  • direct red card = 3 points
  • yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Japan 2 2 2 −6
 Oman 3 3 −6
 Turkmenistan 1 5 −6
 Uzbekistan 2 1 1 2 −8

References

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  5. ^ a b "Uzbekistan 2–1 Oman". AFC. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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  8. ^ a b "MATCH OFFICIALS FOR JANUARY 13". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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