[HIGHLIGHTS] U23 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 - 5 U23 UZBEKISTAN

On the evening of January 19, the U23 UAE had a confrontation with defending champion Uzbekistan in the last quarter final of the Asian U23 tournament. Immediately after the opening whistle, the two teams played a lovely double.
In the first minutes, the strikers on both sides continuously had threats to the opponent's goal. However, in turn Hassan, Alikulov or Ganiev could not get the ball into the net.
The game suddenly took place in the 13th minute, when U23 UAE took the lead. Suwaidan passed the ball smoothly to Al Ameri to counterattack and shoot the net of the defending champion.
However, the joy of the West Asian team did not last long. Only 2 minutes later, Alijanov made a tight shot like a thread, the ball hit the goal of the UAE before going into the net, thereby equalizing for Uzbekistan.
The outcome of the match continued to be full of surprises. 20 minutes, referee Fu Ming, thanks to the support of VAR, decided to give the blue shirt team a penalty, after determining Hassan made a foul on the opponent in the penalty area. On the 11m mark, captain Kobilov made no mistake to increase the score to 2-1.
There were 2 goals to take the lead, Uzbekistan U23 played more excited. The blue shirt team constantly led goalkeeper Al Shamsi to save and save. However, a beautiful shot from outside the penalty area of ​​Bozorov made the UAE goalkeeper stand still, watching the ball go into the net in the 41st minute.
In the second half, U23 Uzbekistan actively slowed down and kept the ball more. Ganiev displayed the role of a central midfielder when controlling the midfield well. The UAE players were impatient in the ball dispute but failed.
The UAE pushed up the squad to find a table to shorten the gap and face the counterattack of the defending champion. 71 minutes, Yakhshiboev missed the first chance to score after his shot was defended by the defender right on the line. However, this striker did not have to wait long to celebrate the goal.
In the 84th minute, Yakhshiboev took a shot near the edge of the UAE goal, surprising the Shamsi goalkeeper, thereby increasing the score to 4-1 for Uzbekistan. After the fourth goal, UAE strikers sagged. The defending champions continued to get another goal by Tukhtasinov in the 90 + 3 minute.
At the end of the match, Uzbekistan U23 won strongly with a score of 5-1. The defending champion takes the right to the semi-finals and encounters Saudi Arabia.
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