Gol Bezan

A historic day at the Education City Stadium as Team Melli defeated The Samurai Blue of Japan 2 - 1 to advance to the semi-finals of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. A tidy finish by Mohammad Mohebi and a stoppage penalty from Alireza Jahanbakhsh meant Iran will face Qatar on February 7th. Sina Sadrzadeh, Daniel Kayal and Erfan Hoseiny analysed the victory and previewed the upcoming match. Chapters: 00:00 - Victorious reactions 00:35 - Intro 01:20 - Post-match player reactions 02:09 - Pod welcome, nervous feelings 04:35 - Starting XI vs. Japan 10:01 - Game plan for key players 14:56 - Going 1 - 0 down 18:22 - What changed at halftime? 20:50 - Coming from behind 26:51 - Credit to Amir Ghalenoei 29:20 - Equalizing goal by Mohammad Mohebi 33:30 - Winning PK 39:15 - Alireza Jahanbakhsh's leadership 43:08 - Sardar Azmoun stepping up 45:53 - Did Japan underperform? 50:10 - Players dedicating the win 52:35 - Preview: Iran vs. Qatar 52:45 - Who should play vs. Qatar 1:00:40 - Semi-final predictions 1:06:30 - Conclusion 1:08: