U23 Saudi Arabia 0-1 U23 Uzbekistan (2nd half): Unexpected punch

Uzbekistan’s coach is determined to take revenge on Saudi Arabia in the quarterfinals

Coach Timur Kapadze expressed satisfaction with Uzbekistan U23’s achievements in the group stage. He said: “We passed the group with 3 wins, without conceding any goals. This is a collective victory. I would like to thank the whole team. The players worked very hard.” to achieve good results like today.

The important thing is that U23 Uzbekistan did not have any injuries before the quarterfinals. U23 Uzbekistan will prepare for the quarterfinals from this moment. It will be a difficult match for us.

We are doing our best to prepare for the next match, because the whole team still has big goals to achieve. The players try their best for this important goal and mission

In the quarterfinals of the 2024 U23 Asian Finals, U23 Uzbekistan met defending champion U23 Saudi Arabia. This match recreates the 2022 Asian U23 Championship final and U23 Saudi Arabia is the winning team and becomes the champion.

Assessing the upcoming match worth waiting for, coach Timur Kapadze affirmed that U23 Uzbekistan is different from 2 years ago and is very determined to collect their debt from their opponents.

“We faced U23 Saudi Arabia in the U23 Asia 2022 final and now the quarterfinals. After 2 years, they are different, we are also different. U23 Uzbekistan is trying to improve every day.

U23 Saudi Arabia is a strong team. But like I said, we also have our own goals and will fight to the end, both physically and mentally, to achieve that goal,” coach Timur Kapadze concluded.