Qatar 3-2 Korea Republic
Football betting fans counted on Korea to come out of the gates running and primed to further secure their spot in the 2018 World Cup. Betting odds prior to the game even pegged the Taegeuk Warriors as the slight favourites to win in Doha.
However, the Qataris had a chip on their shoulders and played with utmost heart and passion. Their energy resulted in a fantastic upset that pleasantly surprised the neutral football prediction fan.
Goal action began quite early in the game. Hassan Al Haydos had a free-kick right in front of goal in the 25th minute. The prolific striker took advantage of the opportunity and fired a bullet past the Korean wall. Kwoun Sun-Tae was frozen in place as he watched the ball blitz to the net.
Korea tried their hardest to clean the slate before half-time, but the next goal was scored by another player donning a maroon kit. Akram Afif did a beautiful one-two pass with Al Haydos to get inside the box. He then powered the ball past Kwoun to double the lead of the Maroons.
Uli Stielike then made the necessary adjustments to put the Reds back on the game. Within the span of eight minutes, the players in white made a direct pass from the back to the right, passed it to the middle and scored. Ki Sung-Yeung and Hwang Hee-Chan were the men responsible for the equal scores.
Four minutes later, Qatar put away the game for good: Al Haydos eased past his marker and got a one-on-one with Kwoun. Given his match form, it was impossible for him to miss the winner.
Korean fans who made the trip to Doha were obviously devastated with the result. Meanwhile, the local crowd at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium was jubilant over their team’s victories. Korea can thank their lucky stars Iran handily beat Uzbekistan to keep their second-place spot.
Both nations will be anxious when August comes knocking!
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