Jordan, with a miraculous comeback, eliminated Iraq from the Asian Cup after the tournament’s top scorer was sent off for an unusual celebration

THE Asian Cup the one being played in Qatar has already entered the definition zone with the round of 16 match, which began this Sunday with the victory of Australia From Indonesia 4-0 and a blow from the debutant Tajikistan who eliminated the United Arab Emirates 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes.

But the surprises don’t end. This Monday, Jordan won a great match against Iraq 3-2 defined with a brace in injury time. And not only that: the loser had ten left because the scorer of the tournament, Aymen Husseinhe saw red for an unusual celebration after having his team ahead in the scoreboard.

The hero of the day for the Jordanians was Nizar Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Rashdana 24 year old midfielder who plays for the Al-Faisaly of his country, who sealed the victory in the seventh minute of injury time, completing a historic comeback and preventing the duel from ending in extra time.

It was a real miracle. The fact is that two minutes earlier, when it seemed that Jordan would have to say goodbye to the tournament that was being played on clay, he saw Lionel Messi increase the world Cupthe central one Yazan Al Arab He had given his team the equalizer.

And Jordan had started ahead in the rankings thanks to the cry of Yazan Al Naimat towards the end of the first half. But Iraq, which is much higher in the FIFA rankings (63rd against 87th), had managed to turn the situation around with goals of Saad Natiq and of Aymen Hussein, who was sent off for a double yellow after celebrating his goal as if he were eating a traditional dish from his country. Yes, even if you don’t believe it.

Already eleven against ten, Jordan looked for the miracle and achieved it. They are now in the quarter-finals of the tournament, which will continue this Monday with the clash between Qatar and Palestine. Tuesday will be the turn of Uzbekistan-Thailand and Saudi Arabia-South Korea and on Tuesday the Bahrain-Japan and Iran-Syria rounds will end.