Qatar equalized at the dying moments of the game to salvage a 1-1 draw with holders Japan in Group B of the AFC Asian Nations Cup. Uruguayan-born forward Sebastian Quintana saved the day for Qatar with a deflected free kick one minute from normal time, to cancel out Naohiro Takahara's 61st minute strike. The two teams share second place on one point from one game, as co-hosts Vietnam are on top after beating UAE 2-0 on Sunday. Qatar will be happy to secure a draw with the competition's favorites Japan, who clinched the Asian trophy in the last two occasions. However, the Qatari team might lose star man Hussein Yasser for the rest of the tournament, as the Egyptian-born striker was sent off in injury time after a sick tackle on a Japanese defender.
