Iraqi star Ayman Hussein has taken the lead in the scoring rankings of the Asian Cup taking place in Qatar, after he led his national team to victory over Vietnam on Wednesday in the final round of the group stage. Ayman Hussein scored two goals in the 73rd minute and in injury time (90+12) from a penalty, contributing to Iraq's 3-2 win and completing the group stage with a perfect score (3 wins in 3 matches). Ayman Hussein raised his tally to 5 goals, leading the scoring table with a two-goal advantage over Qatar's Akram Afif and Japan's Ayase Ueda.
Here is the list of top scorers in the Asian Cup in Qatar:
1. Iraqi Ayman Hussein – 5 goals
2. Qatari Akram Afif – 3 goals
Japanese Ayase Ueda – 3 goals
4. Eleven players share fourth place with 2 goals each: Jackson Irvine (Australia), Mehdi Qaydari and Mehdi Taremi (Iran), Takumi Minamino (Japan), Mahmoud Al-Maredi, Musa Al-Tamari (Jordan), Lee Kang-in (South Korea), Supachai Chaided (Thailand), Sultan Adel, Yahya Al-Ghasani (UAE), Adi Dabbagh (Palestine).
