The 3rd round matches of the group stage of the Futsal Asian Cup, taking place in Jakarta, Indonesia, are in full swing. In Group "C," the Uzbekistan national futsal team faced the Japan national futsal team and lost 1:2. In the second match of the group, the Tajikistan national futsal team and the Australian national futsal team competed and came to a 1-1 draw.
Thus, the Japanese took the absolute lead in the quartet with 9 points, qualifying for the playoffs in first place. Uzbekistan finished second in the group with 4 points. Tajikistan, having scored 2 points, took third place, while Australia, with 1 point, remained in last place - fourth place in Group "C."
Most importantly, despite the defeat, the Uzbekistan national team will continue the tournament: our futsal players will play against the first place winner of Group "D" in the quarterfinals. Currently, the Iran national futsal team and the Afghanistan national futsal team are in the same group with 6 points each. In the final 3rd round, they will face each other and the match will start at 17:00 Tashkent time. So, the opponent's question will become clear after this game.
Game details
In the match in Jakarta, our team opened the scoring first: in the 8th minute, Shahram Fakhriddinov put our team ahead with a precise shot. However, in the second half, the initiative completely fell into the hands of the opponents: Shoto Yamanaka scored twice in a row in the 30th and 37th minutes, determining the fate of the game.
Asian Cup. Group C. Round 3
Japan - Uzbekistan 2:1
February 1, Jakarta
Goals: Shoto Yamanaka 30, 37 - Shahram Fakhriddinov 8.
Components
Japan (top five): 1.Fabio Rafael Silveira, 6.Tomoki Yoshikawa, 8.Ruji Izu, 11.Kazuya Shimizu (s), 13.Ryoto Ka.
Substitutes: 2.Hiroshi Tabuchi, 3.Shunta Uchimura, 5.Kaito Yamada, 7.Shoto Yamanaka, 9.Takehiro Motoishi, 10.Shunta Uchida, 12.Kokoro Harada, 14.Yusei Arai.
Uzbekistan (top five): 4.Ikhtiyor Ropiyev, 6.Ilkhomjon Khamroyev (s), 9.Elbek Tulkinov, 10.Shakhrem Fakhriddinov, 12.Abbos Elmurodov.
Substitutes: 1.Shavkat Ibragimov, 2.Anaskhon Rakhmatov, 3.Abror Akhmetzyanov, 5.Sunatulla Juraev, 7.Akbar Usmanov, 8.Khairullo Solikhov, 11.Muzaffar Akhadjonov, 13.Eldor Nigmatov, 14.Samariddin Berkinov.
In a word: we lost this game, but we didn't get out of the tournament. Now the playoffs are a completely different atmosphere, a different nervous system, a different "futsal movie." Regardless of who the opponent is, Uzbek futsal players face another tough challenge ahead.
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