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Uzbekistan clinch title
Dushanbe: Uzbekistan needed a late winner from Maftuna Shoyimova to defeat Islamic Republic of Iran 1-0 in the CAFA Women’s Championship Tajikistan 2022 decider at the Republican Central Stadium on Wednesday.
Kyrgyz Republic finished third after claiming a 1-0 win against hosts Tajikistan.

Uzbekistan 1-0 IR Iran
Iran saw their unbeaten streak in the  CAFA Women’s Championship come to an end after going down 1-0 to Uzbekistan in their final match.
Both teams came into the tie with three wins from as many matches but neither could find a way through as the score remained 0-0 going into the break.

Shoyimova, however, came to Uzbekistan’s rescue when she scored the winning goal in the 86th minute to seal the title.
Uzbekistan's Nilufar Kudratova, who finished with five goals, was named the tournament Top Goalscorer and Most Valuable Player, while Iran picked up the Fair Play Award.

Tajikistan 0-1 Kyrgyz Republic 


Kyrgyz Republic ended their campaign on a winning note after defeating Tajikistan by a solitary goal to leapfrog newcomers Turkmenistan and finish third in the standings.

Aiana Karataeva scored Kyrgyz Republic’s first goal of the tournament in the 20th minute to settle the contest.

Photo: Central Asian Football Association