AFC U17 Asian Cup
The victory also meant FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026 qualification for the defending champions, whose win meant Australia also advanced, with the sides to meet on Wednesday to decide the group winners.
India, who fell to a 4-0 defeat against Australia in their opener, came under pressure from the start with Sukhrob Sadirzhonov seeing his effort blocked in the sixth minute before Amirkhon Erkinov fired wide from distance three minutes later.
Uzbekistan continued to threaten, with Mukhammadjon Mamatov and Mukhammad Khakimov both seeing their attempts blocked with Rajrup Sarkar having to be on his toes in the India goalmouth.
Uzbekistan continued to threaten, with Mukhammadjon Mamatov and Mukhammad Khakimov both seeing their attempts blocked with Rajrup Sarkar having to be on his toes in the India goalmouth.
India gradually settled and nearly found the opening in the 22nd minute when Gunleiba Wangkheirakpam tested goalkeeper Olim Shomurodov from outside the box before Wangkhem Denny Singh’s follow-up attempt was blocked.
It proved to be a false dawn as the breakthrough for Uzbekistan eventually came in the 32nd minute after Sarkar fouled Laziz Abduraimov inside the area, with the forward calmly converting the resulting penalty into the bottom left corner.
It proved to be a false dawn as the breakthrough for Uzbekistan eventually came in the 32nd minute after Sarkar fouled Laziz Abduraimov inside the area, with the forward calmly converting the resulting penalty into the bottom left corner.
Uzbekistan almost doubled their lead before the break when Sadirzhonov struck the left post in the 43rd minute before forcing Sarkar into a low save in stoppage time.
Group D: India v Uzbekistan
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India started the second half positively and came close to an equaliser in the 56th minute when Dallalmuon Gangte’s powerful free-kick struck the left post before Heeranganba Seram’s follow-up was blocked by Islom Ravshanov.
Uzbekistan, however, continued to pose a threat going forward with Amirkhon Erkinov and Laziz Abdyraimov going close before Sarkar produced another fine save to deny Abubakir Rakhimov in the 59th minute.
Uzbekistan, however, continued to pose a threat going forward with Amirkhon Erkinov and Laziz Abdyraimov going close before Sarkar produced another fine save to deny Abubakir Rakhimov in the 59th minute.
The Central Asian side did, however, double their tally a minute later in unfortunate fashion for India when Wangkhem Denny Singh turned Makhmud Muradov’s corner delivery into his own net.
Akhrorbek Ravshanbekov then showed off his individual brilliance when he reacted quickest to strike his own rebounded effort past Sarkar in the 78th minute to seal the points for his side.
Akhrorbek Ravshanbekov then showed off his individual brilliance when he reacted quickest to strike his own rebounded effort past Sarkar in the 78th minute to seal the points for his side.
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