Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tashkent: Uzbekistan remained unbeaten as they beat Tajikistan 3-1 to win their maiden CAFA U-16 Boys Tournament title at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Tashkent on Monday.
The match started evenly as both teams fought for possession in the first half, but Uzbekistan managed to break Tajikistan's resistance through Ruslan Roziev in the 37th minute.
Roziev doubled the advantage for his team in the 56th minute.
Umedzon Ramazonov provided Tajikistan a lifeline when he found the net in the 75th minute but it was all too late as Zasurbek Zaloliddinov scored the third goal for the hosts, six minutes from time to put the match beyond reach.
Uzbekistan began the tournament with an impressive 4-1 win over Afghanistan in the opening match on Thursday and followed up with a 5-0 win over Kyrgyz Republic on Saturday.
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CAFA U-16 Championship 2018 - Matchday Three & Award Ceremony