The Uzbekistan U-23 national team failed to reach the final of the Asian Games after losing to Japan in the semi-final, which ended in a penalty shootout.
Uzbekistan opened the scoring in the eighth minute of the match. Sardorbek Bahramov received a pass from the left flank and sent the ball into the Japanese goal.
Japan equalized in the 88th minute thanks to a goal by Sena Ishibashi. The main part of the match ended with a score of 1:1, and neither team could change the result during extra time.
Ultimately, Japan won the penalty shootout 9:8.
In another semi-final, South Korea defeated China 2:1 and advanced to the Asian Games final.
Thus, Uzbekistan will face China in the bronze medal match. The final and the bronze medal match are scheduled for October 3rd.