Iraq stun S.Korea, to face Qatar in Asiad final

时间：2006-12-13 01:39:06

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Qataris celebrate as their national team beat Iran during Asiad men's football semifinal in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 12, 2006.
 
Dec. 13 - Host nation Qatar scored a famous 2-0 victory over defending champions Iran on Tuesday to reach the Asian Games soccer final, while Iraq pulled off a shock 1-0 win over South Korea in the other semi-final.

 

Uruguay-born Sebastian Quintana put Qatar ahead in the 28th minute, capping a flowing move down the right wing by lashing1 a left-foot shot past Iranian goalkeeper Hassan Roudbarian.

 

Fellow striker Hussain Abdulrahman sealed the win with a goal in the 74th minute to end Iran's hopes of a comeback and send 10,000 home fans into a frenzy2.

 

The host nation will meet Iraq in the final after the underdogs beat the heavily-fancied Koreans 1-0 by virtue3 of Samer Mujbel's 24th minute header.

 

A swift counter-attack caught the Korean defence upfield and when captain Younes Khalef's shot was blocked on the line Mujbel was on hand to head home.

 

It was the first goal conceded by Korea after four previous clean sheets and their misery4 was compounded when defender5 Kim Chi-woo was shown the red card in the final minute.

 

"It was a very good victory for us," said a delighted Iraq skipper Khalef, who mill miss the final after picking up his second yellow card. "You can call anyone in Iraq and you will hear the celebrations.

 

"This is a simple gift from us to the people of Iraq."

 

Iraqi players hugged each other and danced as hundreds of flag-waving Iraqi fans went wild with joy in the stands at the Al-Gharrafa stadium.

 

"I thank God for the victory," Iraqi coach Yahya Manhel told reporters. "Our team is exhausted6 after playing eight matches. The Korean team played very well, but we could stop them with a good strategy."

 

Korea's Dutch coach Pim Verbeek praised the spirit of the Iraqi team, putting the defeat down to poor finishing.

 

"We should have scored the first goal, then we would have had no problems," he said.

 

Qatar will play Iraq in the final on Friday.

 

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1 lashing 97a95b88746153568e8a70177bc9108e     
n.鞭打；痛斥；大量；许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥
参考例句：
  • The speaker was lashing the crowd. 演讲人正在煽动人群。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The rain was lashing the windows. 雨急打着窗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 frenzy jQbzs     
n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动
参考例句：
  • He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
  • They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。
3 virtue BpqyH     
n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力
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  • He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
  • You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。
4 misery G10yi     
n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦
参考例句：
  • Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
  • He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。
5 defender ju2zxa     
n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人
参考例句：
  • He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
  • The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
6 exhausted 7taz4r     
adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的
参考例句：
  • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

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