SportsTalk March 27 News World Asia has a rematch in this round. The dark horse of the Asian Cup, Tajikistan, drew 1-1 at home with Saudi Arabia.
The two teams were evenly matched in this game, with a ball possession rate of 47%-53% and 12-15 shots. The visiting team opened the scoring in the 46th minute, and Tajikistan scored the winning goal in the 80th minute.
After this game, Saudi Arabia leads the group with 10 points in 4 rounds. Tajikistan is temporarily ranked second with 5 points, and Jordan, the Asian Cup runner-up with one game less, is temporarily ranked third with 4 points.
It is worth mentioning that Tajikistan performed very well in the Asian Cup, drawing 0-0 with China and losing 0-1. Qatar beat Lebanon 2-1, defeated the United Arab Emirates 1-1 in 120 minutes in the round of 16 and eliminated the opponent on penalties, and lost to Jordan 0-1 in the quarterfinals.
