Tuesday, January 29, 2019

The Week that was (in Football (Soccer)): Review of the top Leagues in Europe-part 42 (Week of January 22-January 28, 2019)-Part 2



Photo From: L'Equipe, January 27, 2019
(Cristiano Ronaldo)


VI  Holland
Diary:


Tuesday, January 22, 2019:
-

Wednesday, January 23, 2019:

-
Thursday, January 24, 2019:

- Giovanni Van Bronckhurst will leave his post as Feyenoord Manager at the end of the season. (Source Sky Sports online)
Friday, January 25, 2019:

-

Saturday, January 26, 2019:
- Muhammed Ihattaren became the fourth youngest debutante player of PSV Eindhoven’s history at the age of 16 years and 348 days. (Source vi.nl online)

Sunday, January 27, 2019:
-

Monday, January 28, 2019:
-John van den Brom is to become Manager of Utrecht at the end of season replacing Dick Advocaat. (Source vi.nl online)

- Former Striker from 70s into 90s (ex-PSV Eindhoven in 80s), Jurrie Koolhof has passed away aged 59 . (Source vi.nl online)



Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
January 22, 2019 
Jan Lammers
Defender
RKC
Pusamania Borneo (Indonesia)
Purchase
vi.nl
January 22, 2019 
Marco Rojas (New Zealand)
Striker
Heerenveen
SonderjyskE (Denmark)
Purchase
vi.nl
January 22, 2019 
Michiel Kramer
Striker
Maccabi Haifa (Israel)
Utrecht
Purchase
vi.nl
January 23, 2019 
Jeroen Houwen
Goalkeeper
Telstar
Vitesse
Loan Return
vi.nl
January 23, 2019 
Sven Braken
Striker
NEC
Emmen
Purchase
vi.nl
January 23, 2019 
Charlison Benschop
Striker
Ingolstadt (Germany)
De Graafschap
Purchase
Voetbalzone.nl
January 23, 2019 
Anil Mercan
Midfielder
Vitesse
Selcukspor (Turkey)
Purchase
Voetbalzone.nl
January 24, 2019 
Ilias Alhaft
Striker
Sparta
Free Agent
Contract Rescinded
vi.nl
January 24, 2019 
Andrija Balic (Croatia)
Midfielder
Udinese
Fortuna Sittard
Loan
vi.nl
January 24, 2019 
Alex Gersbach
-
Rosenborg
NAC
Purchase
vi.nl
January 24, 2019 
Alexander Isak
Striker
Dortmund
Willem II
Loan
Football-oranje
January 25, 2019 
Ilias Alhaft
Striker
Free Agent (formerly Sparta)
Almere City
Purchase
vi.nl
January 25, 2019 
Dave Bulthuis
-
Heerenveen
Ulsan Hyundai (South Korea)
Purchase
vi.nl
January 26, 2019 
Bruno Varela
Goalkeeper
Benfica
Ajax
Loan
Maisfutebol
January 28, 2019 
Nick Plomper
Goalkeeper
Groningen
Tesltar
Purcahse
vi.nl
January 28, 2019 
Mohamed Hamdaoui
Winger
De Graafschap
Twente
Loan
vi.nl
January 28, 2019 
Agim Zeka (Albania)
Winger
Lille
Fortuna Sittard
Purchase
vi.nl
January 28, 2019 
Brahim Darri
-
NEC
Den Bosch
Loan
vi.nl
January 28, 2019 
Mattijs Branderhorst
Goalkeeper
Willem II
NEC
Loan
vi.nl
January 28, 2019 
Myenty Abena
-
De Graafschap
Spartak Trnava
Purchase
Voetbalzone.nl



KNVB Beker (January 22-January 24, 2018):

Tuesday, January 22, 2019:
AZ 2-Vitesse 0 (Cavin Stengs 40, Guus Til 54)

Wednesday, January 23, 2019:
Twente 2-Willem II 3 (Aitor Cantalapiedra 54, 63 / Cristian Gonzalez (own goal) 62, Vangelis Pavlidis 76, K.Ingi Kristinsson 87)
Feyenoord 4-Fortuna Sittard 1 (Robin Van Persie 34, 68 pen, Sven Van Beek 81, Steven Berghuis 90 pen / Andrija Novakovich 54)

Thursday, January 24, 2019:
Ajax 3-Heerenveen 1 (Noussair Mazraoui 3, Donny Van de Beek 16, 38 / P.Van Amersfoort 84 )


Dutch Eredivisie Matchday (January 25-January 27, 2019):

Friday, January 25, 2019:
NAC 1-Den Haag 1 (Gervane Kastaneer 50 / Melvyn Lorenzen 21)

Saturday, January 26, 2019:
Heracles 0-PEC 2 (Mike Van Duinen 16, Lennart Thy 55)
Excelsior 2-De Graafschap 0 (Luigi Bruins 76, Mounir El Hamdaoui 90)
PSV Eindhoven 2-Groningen 1  (Hirving Lozano 15, 19 / Ludovit Reis 34)
VVV 2-Emmen 3  (Jonathan Opoku 20, 67 / Alexander Bannink 25, Jafar Arias 63, Michael Chacon 90)

Sunday, January 27, 2019:
Fortuna Sittard 2-Vitesse 1 (Lars Hutten 74, Finn Stokkers 90 / Bryan Linssen 7)
Utrecht 0-Willem II 1 (Daniel Crowley 46)
Feyenoord 6-Ajax 2  (Jens Toornstar 16, Steven Berghuis 31, Robin van Persie 42, 56, Tonny Vilhena 75, Yassine Ayoub 84 / Lasse Schone 8, Hakim Ziyech 34)
Heerenveen 0-AZ 2  (Sherel Floranus (own goal) 64, Oussama Idrissi 78)

Top Goalscorer:
Luuk De Jong (PSV Eindhoven) 15 goals
Fran Sol (Willem II) 14 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
PSV Eindhoven
19
17
1
1
64
11
53
52
2
Ajax
19
15
3
2
67
19
48
47
3
Feyenoord
19
12
3
4
42
25
17
39
4
AZ
19
9
4
6
35
26
9
31
5
Vitesse
19
8
5
6
31
25
6
29
6
Utrecht
19
8
4
7
30
27
3
28

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


VII.  Scotland
Diary:

Tuesday, January 22, 2019:
-

Wednesday, January 23, 2019:

-

Thursday, January 24, 2019:

-Hearts Manager Craig Levein criticized his new signing goalkeeper David Vanacek by describing him as ‘rubbish’ after their loss vs. Dundee. (Source BBC Football online)
Friday, January 25, 2019:

-Hibernian Manager Neil Lennon has been suspended by the club. (Source BBC Football online)

Saturday, January 26, 2019:
-

Sunday, January 27, 2019:

-

Monday, January 28, 2019:
-

Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
January 23, 2019 
Andreas Hadenius (Sweden)
Midfielder
Halmstad
Dundee
Loan
BBC Football
January 24, 2019 
James Horsfield
Defender
Scunthorpe
Dundee
Loan
BBC Football
January 24, 2019 
Ciaron Brown
Defender
Cardiff
Livingston
Loan
The Guardian
January 26, 2019 
Andrers Dreyer
Winger
Brighton
St Mirren
Loan
BBC Football
January 26, 2019 
Andy Firth
Goalkeeper
Barrow
Rangers
Purchase
BBC Football
January 27, 2019 
Mateo Muzek (Croatia)
Defender
Shakhtar Kargandy
St Mirren
Purchase
BBC Football
January 28, 2019 
Conor McAleny
Striker
Fleetwood Town
Kilmarnock
Loan
BBC Football


Scottish Premier League Matchday (January 23, 2019):
Wednesday, January 23, 2019:
Celtic 4-St Mirren 0 (Oliver Burke 11, 55, Scott Sinclair 18 pen, Timothy Weah 88)
Hamilton 0-Aberdeen 3 (Sam Cosgrove 25, 52, Greg Stewart 56)
Hearts 1-Dundee 2 (Oliver Lee 40 / Genseric Kusunga 24, Andrew Nelson 62)
Kilmarnock 2-Rangers 1 (Eamonn Brophy 23, Jordan Jones 66 / Jermain Defoe 12)
Motherwell 1-Hibernian 0 (David Turnbull 43)
St Johnstone 1-Livingston 0 (Murray Davidson 77)
Top Goalscorer:
Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) 12 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Celtic
21
14
3
4
50
14
36
45
2
Kilmarnock
22
13
5
4
34
21
13
44
3
Rangers
22
12
6
4
44
18
26
42
4
Aberdeen
22
13
3
6
37
24
13
42
5
St Johnstone
21
11
4
6
26
24
2
37
6
Hearts
22
11
3
8
27
28
-1
36
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

Scottish Premier League Matchday (January 27-January 28, 2019):
Saturday, January 27, 2019:
Aberdeen 0-Kilmarnock 0 (-)
Celtic 3-Hamilton 0 (Callum McGregor 42, Ryan Christie 77, Scott Sinclair 87)
Dunde 0-Motherwell 1 (David Turnbull 60 pen)
Hearts 2-St Johnstone 0 (Marcus Godinho 52, Callum Morrison 90)

Sunday, January 28, 2019:
St Mirren 1-Hibernian 3 (Simeon Jackson 24 / Oliver Shaw 61, Darren McGregor 70, Stephen Mallan 87)
Livingston 0-Rangers 3 (Ryan Jack 30, Ryan Kent 48, Alfredo Morelos 74)
Top Goalscorer:
Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) 13 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Celtic
22
15
3
4
53
14
39
48
2
Rangers
23
13
6
4
47
18
29
45
3
Kilmarnock
23
13
6
4
34
21
13
45
4
Aberdeen
23
13
4
6
37
24
13
43
5
Hearts
23
12
3
8
29
28
1
39
6
St Johnstone
22
11
4
7
26
26
0
37
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point



VIII.  Portugal

Diary:


Tuesday, January 22, 2019:
-

Wednesday, January 23, 2019:
-


Thursday, January 24, 2019:

-

Friday, January 25, 2019:

- Lito Vidigal has been replaced as Setubal Manager. Sandro Mendes will manage in the interim. (Source MaisFutebol online)

Saturday, January 26, 2019:
-Jorge Simao has been dismissed as Boavista Manager. Lito Vidigal is set to replace him. (Source MaisFutebol online)

- Porto Manager Sergio Conceicao, disappointed after the penalty kick shoot-out loss vs. Sporting CP, threw his runners-up medal in the stands. (Source Footnews.be online)


Sunday, January 27, 2019:

-

Monday, January 28, 2019:
-


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
January 22, 2019 
Gabriel Poveda (Brazil)
Striker
Guarani (Brazil)
Alverca
Purchase
A Bola
January 22, 2019 
Roderick Miller
Striker
Feirense
Okzhepes (Kazakhstan)
Purchase
A Bola
January 22, 2019 
Perdigao (Brazil)
-
Chaves
Boavista
Purchase
Maisfutebol
January 22, 2019 
Sebastian Rincon
-
Guimaraes
Godoy Cruz
Loan
A Bola
January 23, 2019 
Benny Ashley-Seal (England)
Striker
Wolves
Famalicao
Loan
Maisfutebol
January 23, 2019 
Andre Moreira
Goalkeeper
Atletico Madrid
Feirense
Loan
A Bola
January 23, 2019 
Gustavo Sauer (Brazil)
Midfielder
Botev Plovdiv
Boavista
Purchase
Maisfutebol
January 23, 2019 
Guillermo Celis
-
Guimaraes
Colon Santa Fe
Loan
Maisfutebol
January 23, 2019 
Victor Garcia (Venezuela)
-
Guimaraes
Famalicao
Loan
Maisfutebol
January 23, 2019 
Damien Furtado
Striker
Rio Ave
Famalicao
Loan
Maisfutebol
January 24, 2019 
Lumor Agbenyenu (Ghana)
Defende
Sporting CP
Goztepe (Turkey)
Loan
Maisfutebol
January 24, 2019 
Vasco Paciencia
Striker
Boavista
Benfica
Purchase
Maisfutebol
January 24, 2019 
Wesly Decas (Honduras)
Defender
Nacional
Free Agent
Contract Rescinded
A Bola
January 24, 2019 
Rosic
Defender
Braga
Moreirense
Loan Return
A Bola
January 24, 2019 
Pedro Henrique (Brazil)
Striker
Leixoes
Benfica
Purchase
L’Equipe
January 24, 2019 
Bernardo
Midfielder
Leixoes
Benfica
Purchase
L’Equipe
January 24, 2019 
Cristian Borja (Colombia)
Defender
Tioluca
Sporting CP
Purchase
L’Equipe
January 24, 2019 
Junior Tallo (Ivory Coast)
Striekr
Guimaraes
Free Agent
Contract Rescinded
Maisfutebol
January 25, 2019 
Elizio
Defender
Nacional
Free Agent
Contract Rescinded
Maisfutebol
January 25, 2019 
Ibrahim Koneh (Cameroon)
-
Boavista
Estoril
Loan
Maisfutebol
January 25, 2019 
Leo Kokubo (Japan)
Goalkeeper
Kashiwa Reysol
Benfica
Purchase
Maisfutebol
January 25, 2019 
Kaito Anzai (Japan)
Midfielder
Kashiwa Reysol
Braga
Purchase
Maisfutebol







January 26, 2019 
Alberto Bueno (Spain)
Striker
Porto
Boavista
Loan
Maisfutebol
January 26, 2019 
Jorge Simao
Manager
Boavsita
Free Agent
Dismissed
Maisfutebol
January 26, 2019 
Lito Vidigal
Manager
Free Agent
Boavista
Appointed
Maisfutebol
January 26, 2019 
Gaisu Makouta (France)
Midfielder
Covilha
Braga
Purchase
A Bola
January 26, 2019 
Elizio
-
Free Agent (formerly Nacional)
Varzim
Loan
A Bola
January 28, 2019 
Felipe (Brazil)
Midfielder
Sporting CP
Leixoes
Purchase
Maisfutebol
January 28, 2019 
Andre Clovis (Brazil)
Striker
Portimonense
Leixoes
Purchase
Maisfutebol
January 28, 2019 
Oscar Estupinan (Colombia)
Striker
Guimaraes
Barcelona (Ecuador)
One year loan
Maisfutebol
January 28, 2019 
Kleber (Brazil)
Striker
Estoril
JEF United (Japan)
Purchase
Maisfutebol
January 28, 2019 
Joao Pedro
Midfielder
LA Galaxy
Tondela
Loan
A Bola


Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
January 25, 2019
Renan (Brazil)
Goalkeeper
Sporting CP
2023
Maisfutebol



Portugal League Cup-Playoff (January 22-January 23, January 26, 2018):

Tuesday, January 22, 2019:
Benfica 1-Porto 3 (Rafa Silva 31 / Yacine Brhimi 24, Moussa Marega 35, Fernando Andrade 86)

Wednesday, January 23, 2019:
Braga 1-Sporting CP 1 (Dyego Sousa 3 / Sebastian Coates 37) (Sporting won 4-3 on penalty kick shoot-out)


Saturday, January 26, 2019:
Porto 1-Sporting CP 1 (Fernando Andrade 79 / Bas Dost 90 pen) (Sporting won 3-1 on penalty kick shoot-out)



Portugal Primeira Liga League Matchday (January 28, 2019):

Monday, January 28, 2019:
Maritino 0-Rio Ave 2 (Diego Lopes 52, Joao Schmidt 90 pen)
Tondela 0-Aves 2 (Carlos Ponck 58, Mama Balde 73)
Moreirense 2-Nacional 1 (Chiquinho 15, 56 / Okacha Hamzaoui 87)
Feirense 1-Guimares 2 (Philipe Sampaio 45 / Toze 5, 45)

IX.  Belgium
Diary:
Tuesday, January 22, 2019:
-

Wednesday, January 23, 2019:

-
Thursday, January 24, 2019:

-Ognjen Vranjes (Anderlecht) has been banished to the B side after many off-field incidents this season.  (Source RTBF.be online)

Friday, January 25, 2019:
-A Sports Tribunal has condemned Matias Suarez to pay Anderlecht 1.4 Million Euros for breaking his contract in 2016.  (Source RTBF.be online)

-The proposed transfer of Goncalo Cardoso from Boavista to Club Brugge has been called off.  (Source Maisfutebol online)

Saturday, January 26, 2019:

-

Sunday, January 27, 2019:
-

Monday, January 28, 2019:

-Knowledge Musona (Lokeren) will be out injured for the rest of the season.  (Source Footnews.be online)

-The Belgian Justice is seeking access to documents of Portuguese hacker Rui Pinto as part of the ongoing Football Corruption case  (Source RTBF.be online)



Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
January 22, 2019 
Cristian Benavente (Peru)
Midfielder
Charleroi
Pyramids FC (Egypt)
Purchase
RTBF.be
January 22, 2019 
Issa Marega (France)
Defender
Caen
Cercle Brugge
Purchase
RTBF.be
January 23, 2019 
Franko Andrijasevic (Croatia)
-
Gent
Waaslnad-Beveren
Loan
RTBF.be
January 23, 2019 
Nicolas Raskin
Midfielder
Gent
Standard Liege
Purchase
RTBF.be
January 23, 2019 
Damien Dussaut (France)
Defender
St Truiden
Dinamo Bucharest
Purchase
Walfoot.be
January 24, 2019 
Zohran Bassong
Defender
Lille
Cercle Brugge
Purchse
L’Equipe
January 26, 2019 
Omid Noorafkan (Iran)
Defender
Charleroi
Esteghlal
Loan
Footnews.be
January 26, 2019 
Roman Bezus (Ukraine)
Midfielder
St Truiden
Gent
Purchase
Jupiler League App
January 26, 2019 
Mamadou Sylla (Senegal)
Striker
Gent
St Truiden
Loan
Jupiler League App
January 28, 2019 
Lamine Ndao (Senegal)
Striker
Waasland-Beveren
Ajaccio
Purchase
Footnews.be
January 28, 2019 
Rafidine Abdullah (Franco-Comorian)
-
Waasland-Beveren
Free Agent
Contract Rescinded
Jupiler League App

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
January 28, 2019
Shawn Adewoye
Defender
Genk
2023
Jupiler League App



Belgium Beker Van Belgie (January 23-January 24, 2018):

Wednesday, January 23, 2019:
Mechelen 0-Union St Gilloise 0 (-)

Thursday, January 24, 2019:
Gent 2-Ostend 2 (Roman Yarmechuk 23, Dylan Bronn 76 / Tom De Sutter 25, Laurens De Bock 78)


First Division A League Matchday (January 25-January 27, 2019):
Friday, January 25, 2019:
Antwerp 1-Standard Liege 1 (Dieumerci Mbokani 81 / Maxime Lestienne 74)

Saturday, January 26, 2019:
Charleroi 2-Waasland-Beveren 2 (Massimo Bruno 24, Victor Osimhen 59 / N.Opoku Ampomah 15, Floriano Vanzo 21)
Cercle Brugge 1-St Truiden 2 (Johanna Omolo 31 / Jordan Botaka 38, Yohan Boli 64)
Lokeren 0-Zulte-Waregem 3  (Hamdi Harbaoui 35, 73, Nil De Pauw 37)
Genk 1-Mouscron 2  (Sebastien Dewaest 74 / Mbaye Leye 17 pen, Taiwo Awoniyi 90)

Sunday, January 27, 2019:
Ostend 1-Club Brugge 2 (Jordi Vanlerberghe 2 / Hans vanaken 52 pen, Wesley 64 pen)
Anderlecht 2-Eupen 1 (Yari Vershaeren 51, Ivan Santini 65 / Mamadou Fall 31)
Kortrijk 1-Gent 2  (Idir Ouali 15 / Joanthan David 4, Thibault De Smet 76)

Top Goalscorer:
Ally Samatta (Genk) 15 goals
Nany Dimata (Anderlecht) 13 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Genk
23
15
6
2
53
23
30
51
2
Club Brugge
23
13
5
5
50
24
26
44
3
Antwerp
23
12
6
5
33
26
7
42
4
Standard Liege
23
11
7
5
36
24
12
40
5
Anderlecht
23
11
4
8
39
29
10
37
6
Gent
23
11
4
8
42
38
4
37

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

Diary (extra):

Tuesday, January 22, 2019:

-USA Manager Gregg Berhalter’s squad for friendly matches vs. Panama and Costa Rica. (Source USSoccer online)
Squad:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Sean Johnson (New York City FC; 5/0), Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew SC; 6/0)
DEFENDERS (8): Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas; 2/0), Nick Lima (San Jose Earthquakes; 0/0), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls; 2/0), Daniel Lovitz (Montreal Impact/CAN; 0/0), Mark McKenzie (Philadelphia Union; 0/0), Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids; 0/0), Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union; 0/0), Walker Zimmerman (LAFC; 4/1)  
MIDFIELDERS (10): Paul Arriola (D.C. United; 17/2), Corey Baird (Real Salt Lake; 0/0), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/CAN; 142/17), Russell Canouse (D.C. United; 0/0), Marky Delgado (Toronto FC/CAN; 6/0), Jonathan Lewis (New York City FC; 0/0), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy; 5/1), Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire; 0/0), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC; 5/0), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC; 11/0)
FORWARDS (3): Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers, 0/0), Christian Ramirez (LAFC; 0/0), Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC; 40/6)

-Former USA goalkeeper Tim Howard announced that he would retire at the end of the season. (Source Bleacher Report online)

-Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt has given up on his quest to play Football . (Source The Guardian online)

Wednesday, January 23, 2019:

-

Thursday, January 24, 2019:

-Former USA International Landon Donovan has come out of retirement to join Major Arena Soccer League’s San Diego Sockers . (Source Fox Sports online)


Friday, January 25, 2019:

-Sven-Goran Eriksson has left his post as Phillipines Manager. (Source L’Equipe online)

Saturday, January 26, 2019:

-Former DR Congo striker from the 60s and 70s, Pierre Ndaye Mulamba has passed away aged 70. (Source L’Equipe Online)

Sunday, January 27, 2019:
-

Monday, January 28, 2019:

-Carlos Queiroz has resigned as Iran Manager following Iran’s loss vs. Japan in the Asian Nations Cup semifinal. (Source IranSportsPress (ISP) online)

-Former Russian striker from the 50s into the 70s and later a Manager, Ishtvan Yozhefovich Sekech passed away aged 79. (Source IranSportsPress (ISP) online)



International Friendlies:

Sunday, January 27, 2019:
USA 3-Panama 0 (Djordje Mihailovic 40, Walker Zimmerman 80, Christian Ramirez 89)


Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club/Nation
Expiration Year
Online Source
January 27, 2019
Vital Borkelmans  (Belgium)
Manager
Jordan
2023
RTBF.be

Asian Nations Cup:

Asian Nations Cup-Round of 16:

Tuesday, January 22, 2019:
South Korea 2-Bahrain 1 (Hee-Chan Hwang 43, Jin-Su Kim 105 / Mohamed Marzooq 77)
Qatar 1-Iraq 0 (Bassam Hisham 62)


Asian Nations Cup-Quarterfinals:

Thursday, January 24, 2019:
Vietnam 0-Japan 1 (Ritsu Doan 57 pen)
China 0-Iran 3 (Mehadi Taremi 18, Sardar Azmoun 31, Karim Ansarifard 90)

Friday, January 25, 2019:
South Korea 0- Qatar 1 (Abdulaziz Hatem 78)
United Arab Emirates 1-Australia 0 (Ali Ahmed Mabkhout 68)


Asian Nations Cup-Semifinals:

Monday, January 28, 2019:
Iran 0-Japan 3 (Yuya Osako 56, 67 pen, Genki Haraguchi 90)