AFC Futsal Asian Cup - Qualifiers - Group C: Japan 5-0 Cambodia; Tajikistan 10-2 Macau

Dushanbe: Four-time winners Japan flexed their muscles to defeat Cambodia 5-0 in their AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Indonesia 2026 Qualifiers Group C tie on Saturday.

Hosts Tajikistan also registered a fine start with a 10-2 win over Macau.

Japan 5-0 Cambodia
Shoto Yamanaka gave Japan the lead in the fifth minute off after he drilled his long-range effort from distance leaving Cambodia keeper Sobotra Chim rooted.

Cambodia tried to respond against a high-pressing Japanese side but were caught out from an errant pass a minute later with Takehiro Motoishi striking from his own half into an unattended goalmouth.

Shunta Uchida then added Japan’s third off Shunta Uchimura’s corner in the seventh minute before Uchida doubled his tally seconds later after pouncing on a loose ball to strike home from above the box.

Cambodia came back strongly in the second half but were let down by their finishing as Japan took advantage in the 27th minute with Yamanaka combining well with Motoishi before finishing off a brilliant team move from inside the box to seal the win.

Tajikistan 10-2 Macau
Tajikistan peppered Macau’s goalmouth from the start and So Ka Chon’s goalmouth was breached in the third minute when Dilshod Salomov drilled the ball into the bottom right corner before Samandar Rizomov struck from a similar distance a minute later.

The Central Asian side continued to assert their superiority with Nasratsho Ismoilov striking a low drive into the bottom left corner moments later, with Bakhtiyor Soliev then teeing up Idris Yorov to net Tajikistan’s fourth in the eighth minute.

Tajikistan kept their foot on the pedal and increased their tally seconds after the restart with Nekruz Idiev converting Nasratsho Ismoilov’s corner, while Yorov doubled his tally in the 24th minute from close range before completing his hat-trick with an effort from distance a minute later.

Macau fell further behind through goals from Yorov (26th), Samandar Rizomov (29th) before reducing the deficit through Fong Chi Wa seconds later.

Idiev then hit Tajikistan’s 10th of the evening in the 37th minute before Macau netted again through Fong’s spot-kick.

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