Asian Cup Semi-Final #1: IRAN vs JAPAN

[ms_geekette]

Hello! I was snoozing this month and didn't realize that it was ASIAN CUP time again! This year it is being held in the United Arab Emirates.

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[ms_geekette]

I just have to post this again in case everyone doesn't click on all the spoiler cuts I put on this post, b/c it's truly.....SOMETHING. XD

Japan are two matches away from from their fifth Asian Cup title. But first they must overcome Iran in the #AsianCup2019 semi-final. Can they do it? pic.twitter.com/R6LDWzk6oZ
- #AsianCup2019 (@afcasiancup) January 28, 2019

[ms_geekette]

Also, T-minus an hour and 40 minutes until kickoff

[ms_geekette]

Match page is up: http://www.the-afc.com/asiancup/matches/2018/983258

Lineups:

📝 🇮🇷 IR Iran 🆚 Japan 🇯🇵 @TeamMelliIran aim to reach their first #AsianCup final in 43 years while @jfa_samuraiblue hope to augment their 80% semi-final winning rate. #AsianCup2019 pic.twitter.com/MfCWXvsJlM
- #AsianCup2019 (@afcasiancup) January 28, 2019

Iran Lineup - w/position and sub list

[ms_geekette]

Islamic Republic Of Iran
1 Alireza Beiranvand GK
3 Ehsan Haji Safi MF
5 Milad Mohammadi DF
8 Morteza Pouraliganji DF
9 Omid Ebrahimi MF
11 Vahid Amiri MF
13 Mohammad Kanani DF
18 Alireza Jahanbakhsh MF
20 Sardar Azmoun FW
21 Ashkan Dejagah MF
23 Ramin Rezaeian DF
Substitutes
2 Vorya Ghafouri Sub
4 Roozbeh Cheshmi Sub
6 Ahmad Noorollahi Sub
7 Masoud Shojaei Sub
10 Karim Ansarifard Sub
12 Amir Abedzadeh Sub
14 Saman Ghoddos Sub
15 Pejman Montazeri Sub
16 Mahdi Torabi Sub
19 Seyed Majid Hosseini Sub
22 Payam Niazmand Sub
Head Coach
- Carlos Queiroz HC

RE: Iran Lineup - w/position and sub list

[ms_geekette]

I am rusty on calling out team formations, but if you click on the TIMELINE tab of the game page, you can see the teams' player locations.

Iran looks like they are playing 1-3-2-4-1 with Sardar Azmoun out in front

Japan lineup - w/position and sub list

[ms_geekette]

Japan
5 Yuto Nagatomo DF
6 Wataru Endo MF
7 Gaku Shibasaki MF
8 Genki Haraguchi MF
9 Takumi Minamino FW
12 Shuichi Gonda GK
15 Yuya Osako FW
16 Takehiro Tomiyasu DF
19 Hiroki Sakai DF
21 Ritsu Doan MF
22 Maya Yoshida DF
Substitutes
1 Masaaki Higashiguchi Sub
2 Genta Miura Sub
3 Sei Muroya Sub
4 Sho Sasaki Sub
10 Takashi Inui Sub
11 Koya Kitagawa Sub
13 Yoshinori Muto Sub
14 Junya Ito Sub
18 Tsukasa Shiotani Sub
20 Tomoaki Makino Sub
23 Daniel Schmidt Sub
Head Coach
- Hajime Moriyasu HC

with SA gone

[jazzypom]

I guess I'll have to cheer for Japan, tbh. Or Iran, probably, all their players hair is LAID.

RE: with SA gone

[ms_geekette]

They might as well just call this the final - this game is a bit stacked with these two teams, at least reputation-wise, although I think Japan has been stumbling a bit through this tourney from what little I've seen.

Although I probably wouldn't mind if UAE won it all since they've been 2nd, 3rd and 4th before and have never won, unlike Iran and Japan with their multiple wins apiece. Who needs the 5 mil the most? XD

RE: with SA gone

[ms_geekette]

Japan won 0-3, so Iran's Perfect Hair didn't help much this time, unfortunately. :-/

Re: RE: with SA gone

[jazzypom]

South Korea was my first choice, but Japan is a cool second.

[ms_geekette]

0 - 0 all about 26 minutes in

11 Vahid Amiri MF for Iran got a yellow card