
The Kyrgyzstan national team will play its next match on January 9 against the team of Vietnam
The final stage of the Asian Cup for teams under 23 years old has begun in Saudi Arabia, and in their first match, the Kyrgyzstan national team faced the tournament hosts — the Saudi Arabian national team. The game took place at the Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah.
The Kyrgyz team is competing in Group "A," which also includes the national teams of Vietnam and Jordan.
According to reports, the match was quite tense. In the 34th minute, following the referee's decision, Arsen Shershenbekov was sent off, and Kyrgyzstan had to continue playing with one player less. The first half ended without goals — 0:0.
In the 77th minute, the main referee awarded a penalty against Kyrgyzstan, but Kurmanbek Nurlanbekov brilliantly saved the shot. Unfortunately, in the 88th minute, the opponent managed to execute a successful attack and opened the scoring — 1:0. Despite the efforts of the Kyrgyz players, they could not change the outcome of the match.
Thus, the match ended with a victory for the Saudi Arabian national team with a score of 1:0.
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