U23 Vietnam meets U23 U23 Saudi Arabia in the quarterfinals of the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup

Tajikistan is a weak opponent, so Japan is determined to win a strong victory. In the 10th minute, Matsuki brought the young team of the rising sun ahead. In the 30th minute, the referee gave Japan an 11m penalty but refused after consulting VAR because it was determined that the Tajikistan goalkeeper did not foul the Japanese player in the penalty area.

Ten minutes later, Japan was again awarded the 11m kick. This time, the referee again consulted the VAR but did not change the decision as before. However, Matsuki put the ball on the post in this penalty kick situation.

In the 54th minute, Sato took advantage of the carelessness of the Tajikistani goalkeeper with a goal to increase the score to 2-0. Japan then played short after Mito fouled an opposing player roughly.

After that, the team from the land of the rising sun only scored 1 more goal in stoppage time and could score another goal thanks to Nakashima’s goal to set the score 3-0.

Win all 3 points and Japan will be first in Group D if Saudi Arabia U23 cannot beat UAE U23 in the match at the same time. Many scoring opportunities were created by both teams in the first half, but neither side took advantage of them successfully. In particular, the vertical post has twice saved Saudi Arabia U23 while the crossbar has also sided with the UAE once.

Finishing in first place in Group D, U23 Saudi Arabia (white) became the opponent of U23 Vietnam in the quarterfinals. Photo: Hieu Luong

However, U23 Saudi Arabia also had a goal to break the deadlock in the 56th minute after a solo screen and then hit Ayman Yahya’s narrow corner. The victory was almost guaranteed for U23 Saudi Arabia when Eid of the UAE was sent off in the 76th minute. In injury time, Saud Abdulhamid successfully completed the 11m goal, setting the score 2-0 for U23 Saudi Arabia. Arabia.

With this result, Saudi Arabia and Japan both have 7 points, but U23 Saudi Arabia ranks first in Group D due to a better goal difference (7/0 compared to 5/1 of Japan U23). This also means that the West Asian team is the opponent of U23 Vietnam in the quarterfinals of the 2022 AFC Asian Cup.

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