Losing to Qatar, host China was eliminated in the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup

Goals: Junsheng Yao 4' - Abdulla 44', 77'

Almoez Ali Abdulla was the star of Qatar's victory with a brace late in the first and second half. The No. 19 striker broke the offside trap and headed gently into the far corner to equalize before showing his speed late in the game to seal a 2-1 win.

The victory over the host team helped Qatar complete the group stage with a perfect record and enter the quarterfinals in the number one position. Meanwhile, China could not qualify for the next round at home after losing two consecutive matches against Uzbekistan and Qatar.

In the same match, Uzbekistan defeated Oman 1-0 to take second place in the group as well as the second ticket to the quarterfinals.

China only had themselves to blame when they had a big advantage over their opponents. Junsheng Yao opened the score for the home team in the fourth minute with a powerful shot from inside the 16m50 box. However, China's perfectionism and the idea of ​​protecting the score caused them to lose the game to Qatar.

China's tough play, which saw eight yellow cards in the match, backfired when He Chao received a second yellow card and was sent off in the 41st minute. Just three minutes later, the home side were level through Abdulla.

Qatar took the initiative to counter-attack in the second half when China was forced to push forward. That was even more dangerous when the home team was short-handed and they paid the price with a goal in the 77th minute.