In the AFC U-17 Asian Cup quarter-finals, the Uzbekistan youth national team played a dramatic and intense match against the Republic of Korea. After the regular time ended in a 2-2 draw, the Uzbek players won 5-3 on penalties to secure a spot in the semi-finals.
J. Mun opened the scoring for the Koreans in the 22nd minute. Uzbekistan then intensified their attacks, and A. Ravshanbekov equalized in the 41st minute. In the second minute of stoppage time in the first half, he scored again to put our team in the lead.
The final minutes of the match were highly competitive. In the 88th minute, S. An leveled the score, taking the game to a penalty shootout. The Uzbek youth showed composure during the spot-kicks.
In the penalty shootout, M. Hakimov, M. Anarov, M. Abdusoliyev, M. Mamatov, and A. Erkinov successfully converted their chances. For the Republic of Korea, Park Kyung-hun missed his penalty, which proved to be the decisive moment.
Thus, the Uzbekistan U-17 national team advanced to the semi-finals of the Asian Cup. Now, our team faces Japan in the next round.
