In the second match of Group C, U23 Uzbekistan met U23 Egypt . The Asian team played fairly with their opponents and created many opportunities. However, the team's strikers Hamraliev, Eldor Shomurodov or Jasur Jalollidinov did not take advantage of it successfully.
Meanwhile, Egypt U23 made good use of one of the opportunities they had, to score the only goal of the match, thanks to Ahmed Koka. In the end, U23 Egypt beat U23 Uzbekistan 1-0. This is the second consecutive loss of Uzbekistan U23, after a 1-2 defeat against Spain U23. With this result, they became the first men's team to be eliminated from the group stage despite still having 1 match left.
“We did not expect to say goodbye to the 2024 Olympics so soon. The players tried their best. In the first match against Spain U23 and this match, we were both unlucky, perhaps we lacked experience.
The saddest thing is that U23 Uzbekistan could have played better and we had enough strength to do that. We made mistakes in some situations and conceded 1 goal. Maybe next time we'll play better. I thank and apologize to all Uzbekistan football fans," coach Timur Kapadze said after the match.
In the final match, U23 Uzbekistan will meet U23 Dominica. This will be an opportunity for Kapadze and his team to say goodbye to the tournament with an honorable victory.
In addition to U23 Uzbekistan , Asia also has 2 representatives participating in men's football. In Group D, Japan U23 showed its strength with 2 victories over Paraguay U23 and Mali U23, thereby winning a ticket to the quarterfinals 1 match early. Meanwhile in Group B, U23 Iraq has 3 points after winning against U23 Ukraine and losing to U23 Argentina. U23 Iraq still has the right to self-determination to win tickets to continue if they win against U23 Morocco in the final match.
