Uzbekistan futsal players lost to Japan, playoff at risk

One of the important matches in Group “C” of the Asian Futsal Cup has concluded. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

In this match, the Uzbekistan futsal national team faced the Japan national team. According to the result, the Japanese won 2:1, taking first place in the group and advancing to the next stage.

They collected 9 points from three matches with three wins. Uzbekistan, with 4 points, continues to fight for second place.

In this regard, the result of the match between the Tajikistan and Australia national teams will be decisive. For the Tajikistan team to advance to the play-offs, they need to win by at least a 5-goal difference.

This is a very difficult task in futsal, but unexpected results in sports are always possible. In the first half of the game, Uzbekistan managed to open the scoring.

In the 8th minute, our team took the lead with a precise shot by Shaxram Fakhriddinov. However, in the second half, the Japanese team intensified their attacks and changed the score in their favor with two goals by Shota Yamanaka (30th and 37th minutes).

Thus, the match ended 2:1. Japan performed their task excellently.

Now the Uzbekistan team will enter a waiting mode, depending on the result of another match regarding advancing from the group. The exciting aspect of football and futsal is that the intrigue remains until the last minutes.