As part of the tournament's opening on January 6, the Kyrgyz team faced the tournament hosts — the Saudi Arabian national team. The match ended with a score of 0:1 in favor of the opponents, with the Kyrgyz team conceding the decisive goal in the 88th minute. An important moment of the match was that from the 34th minute our team played with one player less. It is also worth noting that goalkeeper Kurmanbek Nurlanbekov managed to save a penalty in the 77th minute.
In another match of Group A, the Vietnamese team confidently defeated Jordan with a score of 2:0.
Thus, following the first round, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia each earned 3 points, while Kyrgyzstan and Jordan remained without points.
The two best teams based on the group stage results will continue their fight in the playoffs.
The next match for the Kyrgyz team will take place on January 9, where they will meet the Vietnamese team.
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