With only 9 players left, U.17 Uzbekistan wins unbelievable title at Asian tournament

In the final match of the 2025 AFC U-17 Championship that ended in the early morning of April 20, Uzbekistan U-17 won a spectacular victory over Saudi Arabia U-17 with a score of 2-0. But it would not be worth mentioning if both goals of Uzbekistan U-17 were scored after a player of this team received a red card.

U.17 Uzbekistan scored 2 goals with only 9 players on the field

In the 40th minute, striker Nurbek Sarsenbaev fell and kicked an opponent in the face, the referee gave a red card to U.17 Uzbekistan. In the 45+2 minute, the second red card appeared, when Miraziz Abdukarimov (U.17 Uzbekistan) fouled a Saudi Arabian player in a situation that could have led to a goal. The first half ended with the home team U.17 Saudi Arabia having the advantage of playing with 2 more players.

U.17 Uzbekistan crowned champion despite playing with only 9 men from minute 40

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With only 9 players, U.17 Uzbekistan still won. Defender Yazeed Al Dosari handled the ball in the penalty area, thereby U.17 Uzbekistan was awarded a penalty. On the 11m mark, Mukhammad Khakimov opened the scoring in the 51st minute. In the 70th minute, Sadriddin Khasanov dribbled skillfully and finished neatly to double the gap to 2-0 for U.17 Uzbekistan.

This was also the final result of the match. U.17 Uzbekistan was incredibly crowned champion of the U.17 Asian Cup. This championship once again affirmed the class of Uzbekistan youth football in the continent.

The 2025 AFC U-17 Championship is also the place to find 8 Asian representatives to attend the 2025 U-17 World Cup finals. Accordingly, the teams that will attend the U-17 World Cup include: Tajikistan, South Korea, Indonesia, North Korea, Uzbekistan, UAE, Japan and Saudi Arabia.

The 2025 U.17 World Cup will take place in Qatar, in November.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/chi-con-9-cau-thu-u17-uzbekistan-dang-quang-kho-tin-tai-giai-chau-a-18525042106301696.htm