On the evening of January 16, in the first quarter-final match at the 2026 AFC U23 Championship, U23 Japan and U23 Jordan drew 1-1 after 2 official halves and 2 extra halves, forced to enter the penalty shootout to decide the winner.
A humorous situation happened to the U23 Jordan goalkeeper. In the 2nd penalty shootout, Abdel Rahman touched his hand to block Michiwaki's shot on the U23 Japan side. This goalkeeper even celebrated early after an seemingly perfect save.
However, after being blocked, the ball suddenly jumped high and then fell back right in front of the goal and bounced across the goal line. The referee carefully observed and determined that the ball was in the goal frame, and also recognized the goal for U23 Japan.
This rare play became a turning point in the "shootout" series. At the end of the penalty shootout, U23 Japan won 4-2 against U23 Jordan, thereby winning the right to enter the semi-finals of the 2026 AFC U23 Championship.
After the match, goalkeeper Abdel Rahman's play also became a topic of satirism on social networks.
