U-23 Asian Cup: Qatar eye win over Turkmenistan in final group clash

Tashkent: Head coach Nicolas Cordova is assured Qatar can flip round their fortunes after they face Turkmenistan of their remaining AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 Group A fixture at the moment.

Qatar have their work minimize out for them after conceding six targets to Uzbekistan and can face a resurgent Turkmenistan aspect, who got here from a objective all the way down to edge Iran 2-1.

The defeat noticed Qatar drop to the underside of the Group A standings however Cordova remained defiant of his crew’s possibilities towards Turkmenistan on the Bunyodkor Stadium. Al Annabi’s probabilities of qualification relaxation on a victory over Turkmenistan, together with Iran’s failure to win towards Uzbekistan, with another end result resulting in the crew’s exit from the event on the group stage.

“After our heavy defeat towards Uzbekistan, we now face a must-win match towards Turkmenistan to have at the least a combating probability of advancing to the quarter-finals,” stated Cordova. 

“We had been bowled over by Uzbekistan’s attacking show and we’ve got been engaged on fixing these areas.

“A benefit of soccer is that it’s going to all the time offer you alternatives to bounce again. It’s necessary now to concentrate on the crew’s restoration. We are going to do the whole lot to get them prepared for Turkmenistan. Aside from Uzbekistan (who’ve already certified), all three groups nonetheless have an opportunity to qualify. 

“After all will probably be arduous after a defeat like this. We have now recognized a number of issues to enhance on. We even have to arrange the crew mentally for the subsequent sport.”

After claiming their first AFC U23 Asian Cup victory, Turkmenistan are second within the standings, three factors behind Uzbekistan.

Head coach Ahmet Agamyradov has reminded his gamers that the job will not be achieved but and so they should now concentrate on avoiding defeat towards Qatar. 

“We gained our first AFC U23 Asian Cup match after we beat Iran and the crew performed nicely and now we’ve got one other match towards Qatar. The gamers had a great relaxation and we should do the whole lot we are able to to qualify for the subsequent spherical,” stated Agamyradov. 

“After the Iran victory, I celebrated with my gamers within the dressing room. We had been all very completely happy after beating Iran. My gamers deserved to rejoice after their efficiency. Nevertheless, I reminded them afterwards that they have to focus their consideration on our subsequent match towards Qatar.”