AFC Cup: Abdysh-Ata turn on the power against Taichung Futuro

#AFCCup - Inter-Zone SF: FK Abdysh-Ata Kant (KGZ) 5 - 0 Taichung Futuro (TPE) — AFC Cup
Abdysh-Ata turn on the power against Taichung Futuro
Wed, 06 March, 2024

Bishkek: Kyrgyz Republic’s FK Abdysh-Ata Kant will take a commanding 5-0 lead into the second leg of their AFC Cup™ 2023/24 Inter-Zone semi-final against Chinese Taipei’s Taichung Futuro next week after a dominant display in Bishkek on Wednesday.

First half goals from Kayrat Zhyrgalbek and Ernist Batyrkanov put the home side in control at the interval and three goals in five minutes late in the game mean Islam Akhmedov’s side will be confident of progressing to the next round despite 90 minutes remaining in the tie.

Magamed Uzdenov netted the third in the 85th minute before Mirbek Akhmataliev added the fourth two minutes later and, with a minute remaining, Teymur Caryyew slipped the fifth under goalkeeper Kenya Matsui to seal a comprehensive victory.

Taichung’s Benchy Estama had forced Abdysh-Ata goalkeeper Marsel Islamkulov into action in the eighth minute when he kept out the Haitian’s first-time effort in what was to turn out to be a rare foray into the home side’s half for the visitors.

Instead, Abdysh-Ata poured forward, Arlen Sharshenbekov sending a diving header wide a minute before Zhyrgalbek gave his side a 14th minute lead when he latched onto a ball over the defence to smash his shot past goalkeeper Matsui.

Batyrkanov headed wide as the hosts sought a second, and it eventually came a minute into first half injury time when Sharshenbekov’s initial header hit the crossbar and Batyrkanov nodded in the rebound from close range.

Zhyrgalbek should have added a third seven minutes after the interval when he fired high over the bar while Sharshenbekov’s attempt a minute later was saved by Matsui.

The hosts kept pushing, with Farkhat Musabekov’s 64th minute shot from the edge of the area going straight at Matsui while Taichung’s Japanese goalkeeper was also on hand to deny Musabekov again 10 minutes later.

With five minutes remaining, however, the home side finally claimed the third they deserved when Uzdenov’s right-foot strike beat Matsui while two minutes later Akhmataliev cut inside from the left to send his shot into the bottom corner of the Taichung goal.

The fifth was to come in the 90th minute when Caryyew’s low strike squirmed under Matsui’s body and trundled over the goal line to hand the home side a convincing victory.

Abdysh-Ata turn on the power against Taichung Futuro

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