Qatar fend of 10-man Iran to set up Asian Cup final with Jordan

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Qatar's AFC Asian Cup title defence is heading to the final after goals to Jassem Abdulsallam, Akram Afif and Almoez Ali helped down Iran in a 3-2 thriller.

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00:00 Two AFC Asian Cup heavyweights went head to head in the semi-final,

00:04 as three-time champions Iran looked to end Qatar's hopes of going back to back.

00:08 Sadah's Moon would stun the host nation just past the three-minute mark, but despite spending the

00:16 majority of the opening quarter of an hour on the back foot, the defending champions would

00:19 find an equalizer in the 17th minute. With the wind well and truly in the Qatari sails,

00:28 Akram Afif was posing major problems for Iran's backline,

00:31 and the 27-year-old would bring the crowd to their feet with a stunning strike.

00:35 As footballing royalty David Beckham kept an eye on proceedings, a handball from Ahmed Fati gifted

00:49 Iran a chance to equalize from the spot just five minutes into the second half.

00:56 But with nine left to play, Al-Muazali would restore the host nation's lead,

01:00 as replays showed that right-back Rahman Razian kept him onside.

01:04 A red card to Shojay Khalilzadeh for denying Afif a goal-scoring opportunity

01:11 wouldn't stop Iran from searching for a stoppage time miracle, but with two golden

01:15 chances gone begging, Qatar would hold on to claim a thriller 3-2.

01:25 Ecstasy for Qatar, it's pure agony for Iran.

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