Group B of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup took place from 6 to 15 January 2019. The group consisted of defending champions Australia, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan. The top two teams, Jordan and Australia, advanced to the round of 16.
Teams Draw position Team Zone Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance FIFA Rankings April 2018 December 2018 B1 AFF 4th 2015 (winners) Winners (2015) 40 41 B2 WAFF 6th 2011 (group stage) Group stage (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011) 76 74 B3 WAFF 2nd 2015 (group stage) Group stage (2015) 83 99 B4 WAFF 4th 2015 (group stage) Quarter-finals (2004, 2011) 117 109
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Standings
In the round of 16: The winners of Group B, Jordan, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group D, Vietnam. The runners-up of Group B, Australia, advanced to play the runners-up of Group F, Uzbekistan.
Matches All times listed are GST (UTC+4).
Australia vs Jordan
With 10 minutes on the clock, Musa Al-Taamari turned in the area, only to shoot across the face of the goal. Robbie Kruse’s through ball found Awer Mabil, whose first-time shot was kept out by Amer Shafi. At 26 minutes, Baha' Abdel-Rahman’s corner found Anas Bani Yaseen who powered his header beyond Mathew Ryan. Minutes later Jordan almost doubled their lead after Trent Sainsbury’s foul on Al-Taamari provided Abdel-Rahman the opportunity to go for goal from the edge of the area, only for Ryan to tip the free-kick onto the crossbar. Australia were denied a penalty for Feras Shelbaieh's apparent handball shortly before the break. Early in the second half, Mabil drove a low ball across the face of goal that Shafi pushed to the feet of one of his own defenders, while Tom Rogic’s dipping shot from range was also beaten away by the goalkeeper. At the other end, Yaseen Al-Bakhit’s long range drive was just off target moments after beating two defenders and seeing the ball out for a corner. Twelve minutes from time, Mabil saw his low drive come back off the base of Shafi’s left upright while substitute Jackson Irvine headed wide three minutes later. Australia continued to push and Shafi was forced into action in the final seconds of the game as Jordan recorded a historic result.
GK 1 Mathew RyanRB 19Josh Risdon CB 2 Milos DegenekCB 20Trent Sainsbury LB 16Aziz BehichCM 5 Mark Milligan (c)CM 8 Massimo Luongo RW 21Awer MabilAM 23Tom RogicLW 10Robbie Kruse CF 9 Jamie MaclarenSubstitutions:DF 4 Rhyan Grant FW 15Chris Ikonomidis MF 22Jackson Irvine Manager:Graham Arnold GK 1 Amer Shafi (c)RB 2 Feras ShelbaiehCB 3 Tareq KhattabCB 19Anas Bani YaseenLB 21Salem Al-AjalinCM 4 Baha' Abdel-RahmanCM 6 Saeed Murjan RW 7 Yousef Al-RawashdehAM 11Yaseen Al-Bakhit LW 13Khalil Bani AttiahCF 18Musa Al-Taamari Substitutions:FW 9 Baha' Faisal FW 14Ahmad Ersan MF 10Ahmed Samir Manager: Vital Borkelmans
Man of the Match: Anas Bani Yaseen (Jordan)
Assistant referees: Abu Bakar Al-Amri (Oman) Rashid Al-Ghaithi (Oman) Fourth official: Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar) Additional assistant referees: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Syria vs Palestine
Omar Al Somah’s run down the left caught Palestine off guard and his cross found Omar Kharbin in the area who fired his effort wide. Syria almost took the lead after seven minutes, when Palestine custodian Rami Hamadeh lost the ball in the area only for Kharbin to see his close-range effort cleared off the line by Abdullah Jaber. Syria continued to pile the pressure on Palestine as Hamadeh was called into action in the 29th minute when he produced an acrobatic save to deny Kharbin's header. Syria then suffered a blow in the 39th minute when Osama Omari was stretchered off the pitch after picking up an injury and replaced by Youssef Kalfa. With a minute left in the half, Syria were given another opportunity but Al Somah couldn’t convert his free-kick as the score remained 0–0 at half-time. Palestine went down to 10 men after Mohammed Saleh picked up his second yellow card in the 68th minute. However, Syria failed to capitalise on their one-man advantage, and both the teams settled for a share of the points.
GK 1 Ibrahim AlmaRB 2 Ahmad Al SalehCB 4 Jehad Al BaourCB 15Abdul Malek Al AnizanLB 3 Moayad AjanCM 14Tamer Haj Mohamad CM 18Zaher Midani RW 11Osama Omari AM 7 Omar KharbinLW 21Fahd YoussefCF 9 Omar Al Somah (c)Substitutions:MF 17Youssef Kalfa MF 10Mohammed Osman MF 16Ahmed Ashkar Manager: Bernd Stange GK 22Rami HamadehRB 7 Musab Al-Battat CB 4 Mohammed Saleh CB 15Abdelatif Bahdari (c)LB 14Abdullah JaberRM 23Mohammed DarweeshCM 8 Jonathan Cantillana CM 9 Tamer SeyamCM 17Pablo Tamburrini LM 10Sameh MaraabaCF 11Yashir Islame Substitutions:DF 21Alexis Norambuena MF 6 Shadi Shaban FW 19Mahmoud Wadi Manager: Noureddine Ould Ali
Man of the Match: Abdelatif Bahdari (Palestine)
Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Sergei Grishchenko (Kyrgyzstan) Additional assistant referees: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Jordan vs Syria The opener came in the 26th minute when Yaseen Al-Bakhit cut the ball back from the left to Yousef Al-Rawashdeh and his low driven centre was steered home at pace by Musa Al-Taamari. Three minutes later Jordan came close to score their second as Al-Bakhit found Al-Taamari, only for his effort to bounce off the turf before clearing the crossbar. The second goal came two minutes before the interval, Baha' Abdel-Rahman’s short corner to Al-Taamari was whipped into the area and Tareq Khattab held off the Syrian defence to head home at the near post. Omar Kharbin headed just over the bar five minutes after the restart before shooting straight at Amer Shafi six minutes later. Kharbin was involved again in the 71st minute as the Jordanian defence made an error to gift him the ball 25 yards from goal, but this time Shafi was on hand to save, doing just enough to divert his shot wide of the left post. Jordan came close to score late as both Saeed Murjan and Ahmad Ersan narrowly missed. The Syrian coach Bernd Stange was sacked after this match, and replaced with former manager Fajr Ibrahim.
GK 1 Amer Shafi (c)RB 2 Feras ShelbaiehCB 19Anas Bani YaseenCB 21Salem Al-AjalinLB 3 Tareq KhattabRM 7 Yousef Al-Rawashdeh CM 4 Baha' Abdel-RahmanCM 6 Saeed MurjanLM 13Khalil Bani AttiahCF 11Yaseen Al-BakhitCF 18Musa Al-Taamari Substitutions:MF 10Ahmed Samir FW 14Ahmad Ersan Manager: Vital Borkelmans GK 1 Ibrahim AlmaRB 2 Ahmad Al SalehCB 21Fahd Youssef CB 4 Jehad Al Baour LB 3 Moayad AjanRM 15Abdul Malek Al Anizan CM 14Tamer Haj MohamadCM 10Mohammed OsmanLM 19Mardik Mardikian CF 7 Omar KharbinCF 9 Omar Al Somah (c)Substitutions:MF 8 Mahmoud Al-Mawas MF 17Youssef Kalfa MF 20Khaled Mobayed Manager: Bernd Stange
Man of the Match: Tareq Khattab (Jordan)
Assistant referees: Yoon Kwang-yeol (South Korea) Park Sang-jun (South Korea) Fourth official: Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain) Additional assistant referees: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Palestine vs Australia Jamie Maclaren headed in from Tom Rogic's cross to score his first international goal and give the holders a 1–0 lead in the 18th minute. Two minutes later, Australia doubled their lead when Awer Mabil found his way in behind the defence to side-foot home an angled pass from Chris Ikonomidis. Mabil was teed up by Maclaren in the dying moments of the first half, only for the winger to blaze his effort high and wide from close range. An attempted 54th-minute cross from Rhyan Grant caught the woodwork after a heavy deflection off Abdullah Jaber, while Palestine's Musab Al-Battat made a defensive intervention moments later. Australia sealed their win in the 90th minute, with substitute Apostolos Giannou rising high to head home an Ikonomidis cross following an Australian set-piece.
GK 22Rami HamadehRB 7 Musab Al-BattatCB 15Abdelatif Bahdari (c)CB 21Alexis NorambuenaLB 14Abdullah JaberCM 19Mahmoud Wadi CM 23Mohammed DarweeshRW 6 Shadi ShabanAM 20Nazmi Albadawi LW 9 Tamer SeyamCF 8 Jonathan Cantillana Substitutions:MF 18Oday Dabbagh MF 3 Mohammed Bassim FW 12Khaled Salem Manager: Noureddine Ould Ali GK 1 Mathew RyanRB 4 Rhyan GrantCB 2 Milos DegenekCB 20Trent Sainsbury LB 16Aziz BehichCM 5 Mark Milligan (c)CM 22Jackson IrvineRW 21Awer Mabil AM 23Tom Rogic LW 15Chris IkonomidisCF 9 Jamie Maclaren Substitutions:MF 8 Massimo Luongo FW 14Apostolos Giannou FW 10Robbie Kruse Manager:Graham Arnold
Man of the Match: Awer Mabil (Australia)
Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Mohamed Salman (Bahrain) Additional assistant referees: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Australia vs Syria
Chris Ikonomidis found the hands of Ibrahim Alma with his long range attempt before the Syrian keeper twice denied Jamie Maclaren. In the 41st minute, Awer Mabil's curling strike arced its way inside the keeper’s right post. The lead was to last less than two minutes, however, as Moayad Ajan seared down the left flank beyond Rhyan Grant and sent in a cross that Omar Kharbin headed goalward. Mathew Ryan made the initial save, but Kharbin converted the rebound. Nine minutes after the restart, Australia were back in front. Tom Rogic’s ball from the left slid past Hussein Jwayed to land at the feet of Ikonomidis, who steered his effort over the line. Substitute Apostolos Giannou then hit the post 15 minutes from time, and five minutes later Syria were level after the referee pointed to the spot and Omar Al Somah converted. Three minutes into added time, Rogic gave Australia the win after he scored with an effort from distance. For Syria, this defeat meant they had not progressed from the group stage for the sixth consecutive AFC Asian Cup.
GK 1 Mathew RyanRB 4 Rhyan GrantCB 2 Milos DegenekCB 5 Mark Milligan (c)LB 16Aziz BehichCM 22Jackson IrvineCM 8 Massimo Luongo RW 21Awer Mabil AM 23Tom RogicLW 15Chris IkonomidisCF 9 Jamie Maclaren Substitutions:FW 14Apostolos Giannou FW 10Robbie Kruse DF 6 Matthew Jurman Manager:Graham Arnold GK 1 Ibrahim AlmaRB 12Hussein Jwayed CB 5 Omar MidaniCB 2 Ahmad Al Saleh (c)LB 3 Moayad AjanRM 8 Mahmoud Al-Mawas CM 14Tamer Haj MohamadCM 20Khaled Mobayed LM 7 Omar KharbinAM 10Mohammed Osman CF 9 Omar Al SomahSubstitutions:MF 21Fahd Youssef DF 15Abdul Malek Al Anizan MF 18Zaher Midani Manager:Fajr Ibrahim
Man of the Match: Tom Rogic (Australia)
Assistant referees: Miguel Hernández (Mexico) Alberto Morín (Mexico) Fourth official: Palitha Hemathunga (Sri Lanka) Additional assistant referees: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong) Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Palestine vs Jordan Palestine came close to breaking the deadlock in the 17th minute when Amer Shafi produced a fingertip save to keep out Abdelatif Bahdari’s flicked attempt from a Tamer Seyam corner. Baha' Abdel-Rahman then flashed a shot inches over the bar from distance, before, in the final moments of the first half, Shafi punched clear with striker Mahmoud Wadi lurking. Six minutes after the restart, Oday Dabbagh failed to find the target with a header from Musab Al-Battat’s delivery. Moments later, Bahdari’s header from another Seyam set-piece was gathered on his line by Shafi, and Ahmad Ersan’s 68th minute shot at the other end was saved by Rami Hamadeh.
GK 22Rami HamadehRB 3 Mohammed Bassim CB 15Abdelatif Bahdari (c)CB 7 Musab Al-BattatLB 14Abdullah JaberRM 18Oday DabbaghCM 23Mohammed Darweesh CM 4 Mohammed SalehLM 9 Tamer Seyam AM 11Yashir Islame CF 19Mahmoud Wadi Substitutions:FW 12Khaled Salem MF 20Nazmi Albadawi DF 21Alexis Norambuena Manager: Noureddine Ould Ali GK 1 Amer Shafi (c)RB 2 Feras ShelbaiehCB 3 Tareq KhattabCB 19Anas Bani Yaseen LB 23Ihsan HaddadCM 13Khalil Bani AttiahCM 4 Baha' Abdel-RahmanRW 14Ahmad Ersan AM 6 Saeed Murjan LW 11Yaseen Al-BakhitCF 10Ahmed SamirSubstitutions:FW 20Odai Khadr MF 16Saleh Rateb Manager: Vital Borkelmans
Man of the Match: Ahmed Samir (Jordan)
Assistant referees: Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)