“Mukhammadali Urinboev opens the scoring inside five minutes, finishing off an assist from Asilbek Jumaev to give Uzbekistan an early lead.”
Pivotal“A VAR review rules out what would have been an Uzbekistan goal, penalizing Asilbek Jumaev for a handball in the build-up.”
“Nurlan Ibraimov doubles Uzbekistan's lead, converting another Asilbek Jumaev assist following a spell of second-half pressure and a corner.”
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Vietnam U23
Uzbekistan U23
Uzbekistan U23 controlled this contest from the opening whistle, striking inside five minutes through Mukhammadali Urinboev and never relinquishing that dominance, finishing with 41 dangerous attacks to Vietnam's 26 and doubling their shot count. Vietnam made wholesale changes at halftime, bringing on five substitutes in an attempt to reset the game, but Uzbekistan weathered the pressure and struck again through Nurlan Ibraimov in the 67th minute, his goal arriving fittingly through the same creator, Asilbek Jumaev, who had earlier seen a goal chalked off for handball. Vietnam's night was summed up by their inability to convert territory into real threat, managing just one shot on target across the ninety minutes despite matching Uzbekistan for possession. For Uzbekistan, this was a professional, controlled away performance that should boost their confidence heading into the knockout stages, while Vietnam will need to find far more attacking sharpness if they are to salvage anything from this tournament.
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Yellow card issued to Giyosdzhon Rizoqulov.
Yellow card shown to Giyosdzhon Rizoqulov.
Yellow card shown to Quang Vinh Nguyen.
Mukhammadali Reimov comes on for Ravshan Khayrullaev.
Corner awarded.
Oybek Urmonjonov comes on for Asilbek Jumaev.
On Saidumarkhon Saidnurullayev, off Mukhammadali Urinboev.
On Quang Dung Hoang is substituted for Nguyen Thai Quoc Cuong.
assist: Asilbek Jumaev
Goal! Nurlan Ibraimov scores to make it 0-2, assisted by Asilbek Jumaev.
Corner awarded.
Dang Tuan Phong is on, and Nguyen Duc Anh is off.
Asilbek JumaevVAR decision confirms the goal is disallowed due to a handball by Asilbek Jumaev.
Goal! The score is now 0-2.
Goal! The score is now 0-2.
Nguyen Phi Hoang is on, and Le Dinh Long Vu is off.
Nguyen Quoc Viet is on, and Nguyen Le Phat is off.
Nurlan Ibraimov is substituted for Amir Saidov.
On Ravshan Khayrullaev, off Ollabergan Karimov.
The first half ends with a score of 0-1.
Corner awarded.
On Quang Vinh Nguyen is substituted for Nguyen Xuan Bac.
Corner awarded.
VAR decision results in a disallowed goal.
Goal! The score is now 1-1.
Corner awarded.
assist: Asilbek Jumaev
Goal! Mukhammadali Urinboev scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Asilbek Jumaev.
Kick-off has started!
Vietnam U23 face a straightforward equation against group leaders Uzbekistan: a draw is enough to book their quarterfinal spot at the Asian Games. But Uzbekistan arrive unbeaten and ruthless, having scored seven and conceded just once in two matches, setting up a tense Group C decider in Nagoya.
