How much of a challenge will Vietnam U23s face in AFC final?
VOV.VN - The Uzbekistan U23 squad will pose a very difficult challenge to Vietnam U23s in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 final, as they are exceptional in both attack and defence.
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| Vietnam’s U23 squad secured their berth in the AFC U23 Championship 2018 final after beating Qatar on January 23. They will face Uzbekistan at 3pm on January 27 (Vietnam time). |
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| Let’s look at Uzbekistan U23s to see just how strong they are: |
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| In the group stage, Uzbekistan U23s were in Group A with Qatar, China, and Oman U23s. |
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| Uzbekistan U23s won 6 points from their 3 group stage matches. Finishing second in Group A behind Qatar U23s, they advanced to the quarter-finals. |
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| Uzbekistan U23s have scored 10 goals in their 5 matches, conceding only twice. |
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| Uzbekistan U23s have won 73.1% of their tackles and won 266 aerial duels, a success rate of 47.6%. |
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| In their 5 matches they have amassed a total of 1,989 successful passes, finding a teammate 78% of the time. |
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| Dostonbek Khamdamov and Javokhir Sidikov are the players to create the greatest threat, with 3 assists apiece. |
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| Uzbekistan U23s’ top goal scorer is 20 year old midfielder Jasurbek Yakhshiboev, with 3 goals. |
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| Uzbekistan U23s beat Japan, the 2016 winners of the AFC Championship, 4-0, before beating 2016’s second place team, the Republic of Korea U23s, 4-1, as they secured their place against Vietnam U23s in the final of this year’s championship. |
