Defending champions Uzbekistan took a major step towards the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 quarter-finals, defeating China PR 2-0 at Tinsulanon Stadium on Sunday. AFC U23 Championship China PR U23 0-2 Uzbekistan U23 Goals: Islomjon Kobilov (45+3 penalty), Nurillo Tukhtasinov (80). Uzbekistan U-23: 1.Abduvokhid Nematov, 2.Islomjon Kobilov, 3.Hojiakbar Alijonov, 4.Abdulla Abdullaev, 6.Azizjon Ganiev, 9.Jasurbek
The sides split the points in Group C’s opening match. Uzbekistan went ahead through an Islomjon Kobilov penalty kick just before half-time, but Iran drew level through Reza Dehghani’s 58th minute goal to claim a share of the spoils at Tinsulanon Stadium. Goals: Islomjon Kobilov (40 penalty) – Reza Dehghani (58). Uzbekistan U-23: 1.Abduvokhid
Uzbekistan’s AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 travelling party has been confirmed after head coach Ljubinko Drulovic settled on a 23-strong squad. The selection features six players from the title-winning 2018 squad, and seven who have been capped at senior level, with Khojiakbar Alijonov and Sanjar Kodirkulov part of Vadim Abramov’s most recent Asian Qualifiers squad
Part of the side which became Asian champions in 2018, Khojiakbar Alijonov has returned to the AFC U23 Championship eager to help Uzbekistan retain their continental crown and carve out a piece of Olympic history. The Central Asians memorably emerged victorious in China PR two years, recovering from an opening-day defeat to string together five
Uzbekistan confirmed the capture of the CAFA U-23 Women’s Championship title, completing five wins from as many matches with a 3-0 victory over hosts Tajikistan on Thursday. With much of the heavy lifting done during Tuesday’s 3-0 win over runners-up Islamic Republic or Iran, Bakhrom Norsafarov’s side finished the job with a minimum of fuss