The national team changed its goalkeeper 3 times and made 6 variations in the Asia Cup match against China

Qatar national team beat China 1-0 to advance to the round of 16 of the Asian Cup.

The 2022 World Cup host is one of the favorites to become the Asia Cup champion.

led by the Spanish Tintin Marquez They secured the 3 points in the 66th minute with a goal from Al Haydos who hit a perfect volley on the edge of the area and sent the ball into the back of the net to score the only goal of the game.

What happened in this match?

Qatar were the protagonists of something very unusual in football, namely that they used 3 goalkeepers in 90 minutes and they also made 6 substitutions, one more than is normally allowed without extra time. What is the reason?

Reason: Well, in the second half, the Spanish coach decided to make a change in goal, replacing starter Al-Sheef with Salah Zakaria to give him minutes of the match.

However, the goalkeeper took an unfortunate blow to the head and suffered concussion, so he had to abandon the conversion.

However, this change did not apply to Tintin Marquez, or in other words, he was still counting the remaining two changes until the moment of the event. This is due to a rule implemented by the IFAB in 2020, in which case this additional change was granted.

In the same group is Tajikistan led by coach Peter of Croatia SegrtIn second place with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, China, who have not scored a goal in three games, will have to wait to see if they are still in the competition.