2015 AFC Asian Cup Group C

Football tournament group stage Group C of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first round of matches were played on 11 January, the second round on 15 January, and the final round on 19 January. All six group matches were played at venues in Australia. The group consisted of Iran, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain.http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/AC_2015F_matchSchedule_FA.pdf Match Schedule AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 AFC Iran and United Arab Emirates advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Bahrain and Qatar were eliminated. Teams Draw position Team Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance FIFA Rankings March 2014nb The rankings of March 2014 were used for seeding for the final draw. Start of event C1 IRN Group B winners 19 November 2013 13th 2011 Winners (1968, 1972, 1976) 42 51 C2 UAE Group E winners 15 November 2013 9th 2011 Runners-up (1996) 61 80 C3 QAT Group D runners-up 19 November 2013 9th 2011 Quarter-finals (2000, 2011) 101 92 C4 BHR Group D winners 15 November 2013 5th 2011 Fourth place (2004) 106 110 Notes nb Standings main football complete Asian Cup Australia 2015 IRN UAE BHR QAT KO KO 1 0 2 3 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 2 7 2 0 1 6 3 BHR IRN QAT UAE Q green1 Advance to knockout stage Tiebreakers In the quarter-finals: Iran advanced to play Iraq (runner-up of Group D). United Arab Emirates advanced to play Japan (winner of Group D). Matches United Arab Emirates vs Qatar A brace each from forwards Ahmed Khalil and Ali Mabkhout gave the United Arab Emirates a comprehensive 4–1 win over Arabian Gulf Cup champions Qatar in their opener at Canberra Stadium. Two-time quarter-finalists and Qatar took the lead courtesy of Khalfan Ibrahim's 22nd minute chipped effort, but the scores were leveled at 36 minutes by former Asian Young Footballer of the Year Khalil from close range.Asian Cup: UAE beats Qatar 4-1 thanks to Ahmed Khalil and Ali Mabkhout doubles Set-pieces in the second half were to prove Qatar's undoing as first Khalil at 51 minutes and then Mabkhout at 56 minutes profited from dead-ball situations, before Mabkhout got his second in the dying minutes of the game to help the UAE into the all-important knockout stage qualification spots in the opening round of Group C games. An even opening spell in Australia's capital saw two teams intent on attack, and inside the first 10 minutes there was goalmouth action at either end of the field as Khalil and Mabkhout both saw efforts ruffle the side-netting, while Qatari defender Abdulaziz Hatem had a dangerous cross turned away at the back post by Mohamed Abdulrahman.Abdulrahman magic helps UAE overwhelm Qatar in Canberra Asian Cup clash 2015-01-11 The Sydney Morning Herald https://web.archive.org/web/20201026023601/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/abdulrahman-magic-helps-uae-overwhelm-qatar-in-canberra-asian-cup-clash-20150111-12lzpr.html 2020-10-26 live https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/abdulrahman-magic-helps-uae-overwhelm-qatar-in-canberra-asian-cup-clash-20150111-12lzpr.html With such an open game in the making, it was no surprise that the first goal came not long after as Majed Naser could only push out Mohammed Muntari’s close range effort as far as Ibrahim who controlled the ball on his chest before delicately sending a flying volley over the stranded goalkeeper on the line. Khalil came close to drawing the UAE back within three minutes, though, as his downward header demanded a sprawling save from Qasem Burhan in the Qatar goal, flicking the ball around his own post. At the other end, Abdelkarim Hassan almost extended the lead with a driving shot from distance into the side-netting, but with nine minutes of the half remaining the Emirates had drawn level. Burhan came and failed to collect, and Abdelaziz Sanqour whipped the ball across goal where Khalil’s header was blocked back to him by Ibrahim Majed on the line and rebounded in off the Emirati forward's chest. Qatar coach Djamel Belmadi brought on 2014 WAFF Championship top scorer Boualem Khoukhi after the break to add some cutting edge to his attack, but just six minutes after the restart it was the UAE who went ahead for the first time in the match. The goal came from the boot of Khalil, who had threatened for much of the first period, taking full advantage from a dangerous set-piece on the corner of the penalty area to loop his free kick into the far corner of the goal. And just five minutes later the UAE profited again from a dead-ball situation. This time Khamis Esmaeel’s on-target free kick was fumbled by Burhan and Mabkhout was first on the scene to follow up and drill the ball home. Forwards Ismail Mohamad and Meshal Adulla entered the fray after the hour mark to try and reduce the deficit for Qatar, and the former went closest, forcing Naser into a flying block at his near post. The Emirati custodian almost inadvertently gave Qatar a way back in with five minutes remaining as he turned Hassan’s near post shot onto his own upright but Mabkhout then put the game beyond doubt at the 90th minute as he combined with Omar Abdulrahman to rifle home from six yards.UAE too classy for Qatar 11 January 2015 18:00 AEDT (UTC+11) UAE 4–1 Report QAT Khalil 37 52 Mabkhout 56 90 Ibrahim 23 Canberra Stadium, Canberra 5,513 Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes_half _uae15h _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes_half _adidasred _color_3_stripes_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF United Arab Emirates _qat15a _qat15A _qat15a _qat1516a 800000 800000 800000 800000 800000 Qatar GK 1 Majed Naser (c)RB 14Abdelaziz SanqourCB 8 Hamdan Al-Kamali 61CB 6 Mohanad SalemLB 3 Walid Abbas 35DM 16Mohamed Abdulrahman 68RM 13Khamis EsmaeelLM 5 Amer Abdulrahman 68AM 10Omar AbdulrahmanCF 7 Ali MabkhoutCF 11Ahmed Khalil 85Substitutions:MF 15Ismail Al Hammadi 68MF 17Majed Hassan 68MF 4 Habib Fardan 85Manager:Mahdi Ali300px GK 1 Qasem BurhanRB 18Mohammed Tresor AbdullahCB 4 Almahdi Ali MukhtarCB 13Ibrahim Majid (c)LB 3 Abdelkarim HassanDM 20Karim Boudiaf 46DM 23Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud 44CM 5 Abdulaziz HatemRF 11Hassan Al-HaydosCF 19Mohammed Muntari 69LF 10Khalfan Ibrahim 63Substitutions:DF 16Boualem Khoukhi 46FW 17Ismaeel Mohammad 63FW 9 Meshal Abdullah 69Manager:ALG Djamel Belmadi Man of the Match: Ahmed Khalil (United Arab Emirates)UAE roar back to thrash rivals Qatar http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Asian-Cup-UAE-roar-back-to-thrash-rivals-Qatar/articleshow/45842159.cms The Times of India Agence France-Presse 11 January 2015 11 January 2015 Assistant referees: Jeong Hae-sang (South Korea) Yoon Kwang-yeol (South Korea) Fourth official: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan) Fifth official: Najah Raham Rashid (Iraq) Iran vs Bahrain thumb|Iran v Bahrain Ehsan Hajsafi and Masoud Shojaei scored either side of half-time for Iran, who were roared on by the vast majority of the 17,712 strong crowd in Melbourne.Cup 2015: Iran start campaign with impressive win over Bahrain at AAMI Park Hajsafi opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time when his volley looped under the bar after Bahrain had partially cleared a corner, while Shojaei doubled Iran's lead in the 71st minute from another set piece. Iran showed plenty of power down the flanks, guile in midfield and defensive solidity and, barring a number of dubious offside calls, could have won by more than two goals. Iran supporters had been raucously cheering their team for at least half an hour before the game began but it was Bahrain who made the brighter start.Iran send passionate fans home happy after beating Bahrain in Asian Cup 2015-01-11 The Sydney Morning Herald https://web.archive.org/web/20201020094105/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/iran-send-passionate-fans-home-happy-after-beating-bahrain-in-asian-cup-20150111-12m30k.html 2020-10-20 live https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/iran-send-passionate-fans-home-happy-after-beating-bahrain-in-asian-cup-20150111-12m30k.htmlAsian Cup: Iran beats Bahrain, UAE downs Qatar in Group C Jaycee John Okwunwanne struck an audacious volley just wide, while Sayed Saeed should have done better with his free header in the 16th minute, following Sami Al-Husaini's clever chip over Iran's defence. But, after Bahrain's early flurry, Iran began to create some opportunities of their own, with Ashkan Dejagah failing to convert a one-on-one chance in the 20th minute. Two minutes later Reza Ghoochannejhad dinked the ball to a marginally offside Hajsafi, who picked out the top corner and was consequently booked, while Morteza Pouraliganji volleyed over the bar from a free-kick. Iran also had the ball in the net at the half-hour mark but were again denied by the offside flag and, after dominating the rest of the first period, Carlos Queiroz's side deservedly hit the front just before the break when Hajsafi volleyed home.Asian Cup: Iran beats Bahrain 2-0 in Melbourne thanks to brilliant strike from Ehsan Rajsafi The Persians could have doubled their lead immediately after the restart with Reza Ghoochannejhad bursting onto Hajsafi's pass before firing wide. The miss was moot, however, as the Charlton Athletic striker would have been denied a goal due to an incorrectly raised offside flag. But apart from Ghoochannejhad's chance, the opening 15 minutes of the second half were rather tame, before John did well to bring down a long ball and then cracked a shot on target that Iran goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi could only parry. Another poor offside call thwarted Iran in the 63rd minute as Ghoochannejhad tapped in from Shojaei's cut-back. But, there was no problem eight minutes later when Shojaei volleyed Andranik Teymourian's corner inside the far post to cap off a fine performance by Iran.Iran sends Bahrain to opening defeat; UAE routs Qatar 11 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) IRN 2–0 Report BHR Hajsafi 45+1 Shojaei 71 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 17,712 Ben Williams (Australia) _iran14h _iran15h _iran14h _iran14h _long_iran1415h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Iran _bah15h _bah15h _bah15h _bah15h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Bahrain GK 1 Alireza HaghighiRB 11Vouria GhafouriCB 4 Jalal HosseiniCB 8 Morteza PouraliganjiLB 23Mehrdad PooladiCM 14Andranik TeymourianCM 6 Javad Nekounam (c)RW 21Ashkan Dejagah 89AM 7 Masoud Shojaei 80LW 3 Ehsan Hajsafi 23CF 16Reza Ghoochannejhad 75Substitutions:FW 20Sardar Azmoun 75FW 18Alireza Jahanbakhsh 80FW 17Soroush Rafiei 89Manager:POR Carlos Queiroz300px GK 1 Sayed JafferRB 15Abdullah Omar 44CB 17Hussain Ali BabaCB 2 Mohamed Husain (c)LB 3 Waleed Al-Hayam 65RM 20Sami Al-Husaini 80CM 12Faouzi AaishCM 7 Abdulwahab Al-SafiLM 4 Sayed SaeedCF 14Jaycee John OkwunwanneCF 11Ismail Abdullatif 66Substitutions:DF 23Rashed Al-Hooti 65MF 9 Abdulwahab Al-Malood 66MF 8 Sayed Ahmed 80Manager:Marjan Eid Man of the Match: Ehsan Hajsafi (Iran)Iran defeats Bahrain in Asian Cup opener http://www.tasnimnews.com/english/Home/Single/615739 Tasnim News Tasnim News Agency 11 January 2015 11 January 2015 Assistant referees: Matthew Cream (Australia) Paul Cetrangolo (Australia) Fourth official: Christopher Beath (Australia) Fifth official: Akane Yagi (Japan) Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates The fastest goal ever scored in AFC Asian Cup history from the boot of Ali Mabkhout and a second-half own goal by Mohamed Husain were enough to give the United Arab Emirates a 2–1 victory over Bahrain. Striker Mabkhout's historic opener came within just 14 seconds of kick-off in the Group C match played at a sun-drenched Canberra Stadium. However, Nigeria-born striker Jaycee John Okwunwanne brought Bahrain back into a tie with a header before the half hour mark.UAE score after 14 seconds in Bahrain win The match continued in end-to-end fashion and it took an unfortunate own goal from Bahrain captain Hussain at the 74th minute to separate the sides as the island nation were eliminated from the tournament, following their defeat on Sunday to Iran. After a convincing 4–1 victory over Arabian Gulf Cup champions Qatar at Canberra Stadium on 11 January, UAE coach Mahdi Ali made just one change to his starting 11 with Mohamed Ahmad replacing Mohanad Salem in defense. Bahrain coach Marjan Eid, meanwhile, brought in four new faces as he looked for a positive result to ensure his side's tournament would continue to the final group game. But Eid could have hardly prepared for what happened in the opening seconds of the game. Shortly after the kickoff, Bahrain defender Abdullah Omar lost the ball to Omar Abdulrahman in the right-back position and the playmaker's immediate lofted pass found Mabkhout running through on goal to slip the ball under goalkeeper Sayyid Muhammad Ja'far for an extraordinary start to the contest. Despite the stunning setback, Bahrain looked to respond and Abdulwahab Al Malood and Jaycee John both had volleyed efforts at Majed Naser's goal that flew wide. Mohamed Abdulrahman could have then helped the UAE go two goals to the good after he did well to retain possession inside the penalty area and play in Ahmed Khalil, but the striker could only fire his shot onto the foot of Jaffer's near post.Red hot Mabkhout helps UAE overcome Bahrain 2-1 UAE's failure to convert was punished at 25 minutes as Jaycee John rose highest at the backpost to power home Faouzi Aaish's inswinging corner with a thumping header. Three minutes later the powerful forward almost replicated his efforts and he headed a left-wing cross from Rashed Al-Hooti that Naser did well to save. As the first period continued in frenetic fashion, Omar Abdulrahman then danced past two defenders before playing in Mabkhout who tricked his way past Jaffer only to see the ball cleared off the line. The second period didn't begin as dramatically as the first, but Al Malood did have a chance on goal 10 minutes after the interval as Jaycee John's header back to him found him with space for a shot inside the penalty area, but the forward could only steer his shot narrowly wide. A Bahraini backpass before the hour mark was punished with a free kick a yard inside the penalty area, and from the dead-ball Omar Abdulrahman clipped the top of the crossbar with a sweetly struck shot. But at 73 minutes, again from a set piece, the UAE took the lead. An inswinging free kick from the left side by Amer Abdulrahman curled dangerously into the penalty area and was met by the head of Bahrain skipper Hussain and inadvertently flew into his own net. Bahrain almost restored parity through a free kick of their own through Aaish, but Naser was able to tip over the inswinging free kick from the right as Bahrain cranked up the pressure with forwards Abdulatif and Sami Al-Husaini entering the fray. But, the UAE were able to contain the Bahraini onslaught and saw out the tie and take all three points to win their second consecutive game at the continental championship.Asian Cup: Bahrain v United Arab Emirates - the lowdownUAE through to last eight after overcoming Bahrain 15 January 2015 18:00 AEDT (UTC+11) BHR 1–2 Report UAE Okwunwanne 26 Mabkhout 1 Husain 74 o.g. Canberra Stadium, Canberra 7,925 Chris Beath (Australia) _bah15h _bah15h _bah15h _bah15h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Bahrain _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes_half _uae15h _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes_half _adidasonwhite _3_stripes_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF United Arab Emirates GK 1 Sayed JafferRB 15Abdullah OmarCB 18Mohamed Duaij Mahorfi 66CB 2 Mohamed Husain (c) 12LB 23Rashed Al-Hooti 89CM 4 Sayed Saeed 78CM 8 Sayed AhmedCM 7 Abdulwahab Al-Safi 50AM 9 Abdulwahab Al Malood 78AM 12Faouzi Aaish 90+4CF 14Jaycee John OkwunwanneSubstitutions:DF 17Hussain Ali Baba 66FW 11Ismail Abdullatif 78FW 20Sami Al-Husaini 78Manager:Marjan Eid300px GK 1Majed Naser (c)RB 14Abdelaziz SanqourCB 8 Hamdan Al-Kamali 80CB 23Mohamed AhmedLB 3 Walid AbbasDM 16Mohamed Abdulrahman 62RM 13Khamis EsmaeelLM 5 Amer AbdulrahmanAM 10Omar AbdulrahmanCF 7 Ali MabkhoutCF 11Ahmed Khalil 87Substitutions:MF 15Ismail Al Hammadi 62DF 19Ismail Ahmed 80MF 4 Habib Fardan 87Manager:Mahdi Ali Man of the Match: Omar Abdulrahman (United Arab Emirates)Rashida Yosufzai UAE can boast after 2–1 Bahrain win https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/26009470/uae-on-to-asian-cup-knock-out-on-2-1-win/ Yahoo! Australia Australian Associated Press 15 January 2015 15 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150117211942/https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/26009470/uae-on-to-asian-cup-knock-out-on-2-1-win/ 2015-01-17 dead Assistant referees: Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan) Chow Chun Kit (Hong Kong) Fourth official: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan) Fifth official: Najah Raham Alhamaidah (Iraq) Qatar vs Iran Sardar Azmoun's goal ensured Iran and the United Arab Emirates would meet in Brisbane on 19 January to determine who would claim top spot in Group C after Carlos Queiroz's side defeated Qatar 1–0 at Stadium Australia.https://archive.today/20150118212658/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/asian-cup/uae-enter-asian-cup-quarter-finals-after-iran-defeat-qatar UAE enter Asian Cup quarter-finals after Iran defeat QatarAsian Cup: Iran, UAE look to maintain Group C lead The result means that Qatar are out of the tournament having previously lost their opening game 4–1 against the United Arab Emirates.Asian Cup 2015: Iran defeat Qatar thanks to sublime skill from Sardar Azmoun A crowd of 22,672 traveled out to Stadium Australia, with the vast majority backing Iran and turning the iconic venue into a mini Azadi Stadium and, for the opening quarter of the game, the atmosphere was more noteworthy than the play on display as both sides battled for supremacy in midfield. It was the Iranians who steadily took control and by the end of the half Queiroz's team would have been disappointed not to have been in front. Ashkan Dejagah stumbled his way past Abdelkarim Hassan before pulling the ball back for Masoud Shojaei, but the ball was cleared before the former Osasuna striker could pull the trigger. Shojaei was involved again five minutes from the break as Iran continued to press, only this time his effort was deflected wide for a corner that Andranik Teymourian swung towards the penalty spot before Morteza Pouraliganji's header was cleared off the line by Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud. Minutes later, Dejagah's low shot-cum-cross flew across the face of goal with Ehsan Hajsafi just too slow to poke the ball across the line. Seven minutes after the restart, though, Iran finally took the lead they deserved, with Azmoun's moment of brilliance capping a fine move that featured tenacity and quality in equal measure.https://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/news/article/-/26009870/iran-beats-qatar-in-asian-cup/ Iran beats Qatar in Asian Cup 2015-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20150124012312/https://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/news/article/-/26009870/iran-beats-qatar-in-asian-cup/ 2015-01-24 dead Teymourian won the ball deep in the Qatari half before laying off to Dejagah, and Azmoun spun around the Al-Arabi striker's ball into the centre before slipping the ball past Burhan to send the Iranian team into a bench-clearing celebration. Azmoun, however, was not to finish the game, going off injured 10 minutes after his goal, and his replacement, Reza Ghoochannejhad had ample opportunity to finish off the game. On five occasions in the final quarter of the game the man from Charlton Athletic tried his luck, but each time he was unable to find a way past Burhan, but it mattered little as referee Ravshan Irmatov blew the whistle to send Iran into the quarter-finals for a sixth straight AFC Asian Cup.Qatar 0-1 Iran: Azmoun sends Queiroz's men throughQatar's Eyes Are on 2018 World Cup, Not 2022 15 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) QAT 0–1 Report IRN Azmoun 52 Stadium Australia, Sydney 22,672 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) _qat15h _qat15H _qat15h _qat1516h ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff Qatar _iran14a _iran15a _iran14a _iran14a _long_iran1415a FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Iran GK 1 Qasem BurhanRB 18Mohammed Tresor AbdullahCB 4 Almahdi Ali Mukhtar 49CB 13Ibrahim Majid (c)LB 3 Abdelkarim HassanCM 20Karim BoudiafCM 23Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud 73RW 17Ismaeel Mohammad 59AM 16Boualem KhoukhiLW 11Hassan Al-HaydosCF 19Mohammed MuntariSubstitutions:MF 10Khalfan Ibrahim 59FW 9 Meshal Abdullah 73Manager:ALG Djamel Belmadi300px GK 1 Alireza HaghighiRB 11Vouria GhafouriCB 4 Jalal HosseiniCB 8 Morteza PouraliganjiLB 23Mehrdad PooladiCM 14Andranik Teymourian 87CM6 Javad Nekounam (c)RW 21Ashkan DejagahAM 7 Masoud Shojaei 57 72LW 3 Ehsan HajsafiCF 20Sardar Azmoun 62Substitutions:FW 16Reza Ghoochannejhad 62DF 2 Khosro Heydari 72DF 5 Amir Hossein Sadeghi 87Manager:POR Carlos Queiroz Man of the Match: Andranik Teymourian (Iran)Adrian Warren Iran beats Qatar to make Asian Cup quarter https://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/26009870/iran-beats-qatar-to-make-asian-cup-quarter/ Yahoo! New Zealand Australian Associated Press 15 January 2015 15 January 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150122125758/https://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/26009870/iran-beats-qatar-to-make-asian-cup-quarter/ 22 January 2015 Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Fourth official: Mohd Amirul Izwan (Malaysia) Fifth official: Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore) Iran vs United Arab Emirates Reza Ghoochannejhad's last-gasp header gave Iran a 1–0 victory over the United Arab Emirates as Carlos Queiroz's men won Group C of the AFC Asian Cup. Samsung Player of the Match Ghoochannejhad's 91st-minute strike, his first goal of the tournament dealt UAE their first defeat of the tournament and allowed Iran to finish the group phase with the maximum nine points, three points ahead of Mahdi Ali's side.Asian Cup: Iran steals win over UAE to top Group C, Reza Ghoochannejhad scores at the death Iran would face the runners-up of Group D in the quarter-finals on 23 January in Canberra while UAE would play the Group D winners in Sydney, widely expected to be defending champions Japan. Queiroz had predicted a day earlier that neither team would be content with a draw, and the Persian Gulf rivals proved the Portuguese tactician right by staging a cagey match at Brisbane Stadium. The game was marked by Iran's defensive resolve that almost produced a clean-sheet against Argentina at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and suffocated UAE for the most part. UAE did not have a single shot on target for the whole game.Asian Cup - The Lowdown: Iran v United Arab Emirates Alireza Jahanbakhsh should have done better with a free header from the centre of the penalty area in the 18th minute but the Dutch-based striker fired over the crossbar towards the stands. The Iranians went close again in the final minute of the half, yet Sardar Azmoun's header at the right-hand post was cleared wide in the nick of time by Mohanad Salem as the two teams headed into the intermission on equal terms. The second half was more of the same, with UAE playmaker Omar Abdulrahman unable to find the touches to get his team going. Despite the pressure from Iran, Abdulrahman set up Abdelaziz Sanqour for an angular shot from the right, but the Al-Ahli man failed to keep his effort on goal.http://www.sportal.com.au/football/news/iran-1-uae-0-ghoochannejhad-strikes-late-as-queirozs-men-win-group-c/1pl41gkzmrr5m1w4hhy3ck0t4g Iran 1 UAE 0: Ghoochannejhad strikes late as Queiroz's men win Group C 2015-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122051126/http://www.sportal.com.au/football/news/iran-1-uae-0-ghoochannejhad-strikes-late-as-queirozs-men-win-group-c/1pl41gkzmrr5m1w4hhy3ck0t4g 2015-01-22 dead Queiroz tried to inject some steam into the Iranian attack by bringing Ghoochannejhad and Ashkan Dejagah off the bench, but UAE also held firm at the back to frustrate their opponents. But Iran would have the last laugh as midfielder Andranik Teymourian unintentionally hit a half-clearance back into the box for Ghoochannejhad, who nodded in from close range as the predominantly Iranian crowd went wild.Iran seals late win over U.A.E.http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8948667 Iran's coach heaps praise on UAE 2015-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122140855/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8948667 2015-01-22 dead Mahdi Ali claimed after the match that Nekounam was offside when Ghoochannejhad had scored and questioned about the referee assignment.https://sg.news.yahoo.com/uae-football-coach-questions-refs-impartiality-142535501--sow.html UAE football coach questions ref's impartiality 19 January 2015 19:00 AEST (UTC+10) IRN 1–0 Report UAE Ghoochannejhad 90+1 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane 11,394 Ryuji Sato (Japan) _iran14h _iran15h _iran14h _iran14h _long_iran1415h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Iran _uae15a _uae15a _uae15a _adidas white _3_stripes_white ed0000 ed0000 ed0000 fc0000 fc0000 United Arab Emirates GK 1 Alireza HaghighiRB 2Khosro Heydari 66CB 4 Jalal HosseiniCB 8 Morteza PouraliganjiLB 23Mehrdad Pooladi 63CM 14Andranik TeymourianCM 6 Javad Nekounam (c) 36RW 18Alireza Jahanbakhsh 58AM 17Soroush RafieiLW 13Vahid AmiriCF 20Sardar Azmoun 45+2  72Substitutions:DF 11Vouria Ghafouri 58FW 21Ashkan Dejagah 66FW 16Reza Ghoochannejhad 72Manager:POR Carlos Queiroz300px GK 1 Majed Naser (c)RB 14Abdelaziz SanqourCB 23Mohamed AhmedCB 6 Mohanad SalemLB 3 Walid Abbas 26CM 13Khamis EsmaeelCM 5 Amer AbdulrahmanRW 7Ali MabkhoutAM 10Omar AbdulrahmanLW 4 Habib FardanCF 11Ahmed KhalilManager:Mahdi Ali Man of the Match: Reza Ghoochannejhad (Iran)Iran defeats UAE thanks to Reza Ghoochannejhad late goal http://www.tasnimnews.com/English/Home/Single/625715 Tasnim News Tasnim News Agency 19 January 2015 19 January 2015 Assistant referees: Toru Sagara (Japan) Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan) Fourth official: Muhammad Taqi Al-Jaafari (Singapore) Fifth official: Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore) Qatar vs Bahrain Bahrain ended their campaign with a 2–1 win over Qatar at Stadium Australia when a long-range strike from Sayed Jaafar Ahmed eight minutes from time gave Marjan Eid's side their first points of the tournament. Neither team had any chance of advancing to the knockout rounds after losing their opening matches against Iran and the United Arab Emirates, but Bahrain reclaimed some pride when Jaafar struck to secure the win after Sayed Saeed had put the Bahrainis in front before Hassan Al-Haydos equalised with a second half free kick.Asian Cup: Bahrain edges Qatar 2-1 in Group C dead rubber clash The win ensures Bahrain finished third in Group, but Eid's team were comprehensively outplayed by the Qataris for large periods of the game and the 2011 tournament hosts would have gone into the halftime break wondering how they had not found the back of the net. Misfortune cost the Arabian Gulf Cup champions on more than one occasion, with Mohammed Muntari twice going close, the first when he steered the ball just wide of Hamed Al-Doseri's goal in the 20th minute and the second, four minutes later, when his header from Al-Haydos' free kick came back off the post. Bahrain, though, always carried a threat in an open and entertaining game. Shubbar's sixth-minute header was straight at Qasem Burhan, while the 22-year-old had another headed effort in the 29th minute that came back off the base of the post. With 11 minutes remaining in the half, however, the Al-Riffa striker put his side in the lead when Faouzi Aaish slalomed past two Qatari defenders before cutting the ball back to Shubbar, who steadied himself before sliding a left foot shot over the line. Qatar continued to pick holes in the Bahrain backline into the second half, with Ali Assadalla evading the defence thanks to a one-two with Muntari, only to hit goalkeeper Al-Doseri with his shot.Qatar 1-2 Bahrain: Burhan clanger settles Group C dead rubber Midway through the half, though, the Qataris finally claimed the goal their possession play deserved when Al Haydos, their star performer on the evening struck a low free kick that went under the Bahraini wall as it jumped before beating the keeper to his right. Another pair of missed opportunities from Muntari continued to frustrate the Qataris and, as the young striker grew increasingly despondent, he and his teammates were punished in the harshest manner possible when Jaafar scored the winner with just eight minutes remaining. Picking the ball up on the corner of the penalty area, the Al Riffa midfielder clipped his shot over the head of Burhan, who had taken a step off his line and the ball sailed into the back of the net.It's all academic as Bahrain defeat Qatar 2-1 in Asian Cup dead rubber 19 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) QAT 1–2 Report BHR Al-Haydos 68 Saeed 34 Ahmed 82 Stadium Australia, Sydney 4,841 Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) _qat15a _qat15A _qat15a _qat1516a 800000 800000 800000 800000 800000 Qatar _bah15a _bah15a _bah15a _bah15a FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF Bahrain GK 1 Qasem BurhanRB 4 Almahdi Ali MukhtarCB 16Boualem Khoukhi 85CB 20Karim BoudiafLB 13Ibrahim Majid (c)RM 18Mohammed Tresor AbdullahCM 5 Abdulaziz Hatem 34 46LM 7 Khalid MuftahAM 11Hassan Al-HaydosAM 8 Ali Assadalla 65CF 19Mohammed MuntariSubstitutions:MF 23Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud 46MF 12Magid Mohamed 65FW 9 Meshal Abdullah 85Manager:ALG Djamel Belmadi300px GK 21Hamed Al-DoseriRB 15Abdullah Omar 46CB 13Abdulla Al-Haza'aCB 17Hussain Ali Baba (c) 53LB 23Rashed Al-HootiRM 4 Sayed SaeedCM 8 Sayed AhmedCM 7 Abdulwahab Al-SafiLM 9 Abdulwahab Al-Malood 75CF 12Faouzi AaishCF 14Jaycee John Okwunwanne 85Substitutions:FW 20Sami Al-Husaini 46MF 6 Abdulla Yaser 90+3  75FW 16Abdulla Yusuf Helal 85Manager:Marjan Eid Man of the Match: Faouzi Aaish (Bahrain)Ian McCullough Bahrain end Asian Cup on a high with win https://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/news/article/-/26037102/bahrain-end-asian-cup-on-a-high-with-win/ Yahoo! Australia Australian Associated Press 19 January 2015 19 January 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150120091752/https://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/news/article/-/26037102/bahrain-end-asian-cup-on-a-high-with-win/ 20 January 2015 Assistant referees: Hamad Al-Mayahi (Oman) Abu Bakar Al-Amri (Oman) Fourth official: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) Fifth official: Najah Raham Rashid (Iraq) References 2 External links http://www.afcasiancup.com/ AFC Asian Cup (Official website) en AFC Asian Cup, the-AFC.com Group C Category:2014–15 in Iranian football Category:2014–15 in Emirati football Category:2014–15 in Bahraini football Category:2014–15 in Qatari football