AFC Asian Cup 2019: [Watch] Top 5 goals from the first round of the tournament

Sunil Chhetri scored one of the finest goals of the tournament so far
Sunil Chhetri scored one of the finest goals of the tournament so far

#1 Arslanmyrat Amanow 26' - Japan 3-2 Turkmenistan

Arslanmyrat Amanow can win the goal of the tournament with his scorcher
Arslanmyrat Amanow can win the goal of the tournament with his scorcher

The opening match of the Group F of the tournament ended 3-2 in the favor of Japan. Turkmenistan gave a good account of themselves and took the lead in the 26th minute through Arslanmyrat Amanow.

Turkmenistan's Ruslan Mingazov recovered the ball in his own half and ran around thirty yards with the ball as the Japanese players didn't bother to close him down. The 27-year-old laid the ball towards Arslanmyrat in the right flank. Ruslan made a run in the far side of the pitch, but the goalscorer had already seen the future.

The 28-year-old took a shot at goal from 40-yards out and, the ball rocketed towards the top left corner.

Here is the goal:


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