Japan U23 won the 2024 AFC U23 Championship. Photo AFC
The final match of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship is a match between Japan U23 and Uzbekistan U23. With very high form, Uzbekistan U23 showed confidence. They pushed up their formation and created a lot of pressure on Japan U23's field. On the contrary, the East Asian representative also made the opponent struggle with many fierce ball disputes.
The most dangerous situation in the first 45 minutes of play was Jaloliddinov's cross from a very long distance, but the ball unexpectedly hit the crossbar in the 42nd minute.
The two teams played an exciting game, but the victory belonged to U23 Japan (blue shirt). Photo: AFC
In the second half, the pace of the match was pushed up even faster. Many dangerous opportunities were created, but the strikers of U.23 Japan and U.23 Uzbekistan still proved to be too unlucky in the final stages. When many people were thinking about 2 extra periods, the unexpected happened.
In the 90+1 minute, U23 Uzbekistan lost the ball in the middle of the field, U23 Japan immediately counterattacked quickly. Yamada received the pass and fired a low, dangerous shot to open the score for U23 Japan.
With nothing to lose, U23 Uzbekistan sent more strikers onto the field to look for an equalizer in the 10 minutes of extra time. In the 90+6 minute, the referee consulted VAR technology and determined that the ball touched Sekine (Japan)'s hand, U23 Uzbekistan was awarded a penalty. At the 11m penalty spot, Umarali could not defeat Kokubo and missed the opportunity to equalize for the Central Asian team.
With a 1-0 victory over Uzbekistan U23 in the final, Japan U23 was crowned champion of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship. This is the second time the "Land of the Rising Sun" team has lifted the trophy at the AFC U23 Championship after the first time in 2016. As for Uzbekistan U23, this is the second consecutive time the team has finished second at the AFC U23 Championship.
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