In the 74th minute of the match, the referee awarded a penalty against the Kyrgyz team for a handball by Arslan Bekberdinov. The midfielder of Al-Qadisiyah, Musab Al-Juwair, approached the ball but was unable to outplay Nurlanbekov, who brilliantly saved the shot.
This event became significant as Nurlanbekov became the first goalkeeper from Kyrgyzstan to save a penalty in the final stages of the Asian Cup for all age categories.
In its history, the Kyrgyz national team has reached the final stages of the Asian Cup seven times. In 20 matches played, 7 penalties have been awarded against them, and only one of them has been successfully saved.
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