In the 48th minute of the second half, Saudi Arabia broke the deadlock. Ahmed Gamdi shook the defensive player near the penalty area and shot hard with his left foot. In the 70th minute, the host scored a goal but unfortunately the offside was ineffective. In the 74th minute, the

2022 U23 Asian Cup has come to an end. This event, the Chinese team did not send a team to participate. Let’s take a look at the final ranking.

Saudi Arabia won the championship

The final was made by Central Asian Wolf Uzbekistan and West Asian Green Eagles Saudi Arabia . In the first half, both teams had the chance to score, but unfortunately they drew 0:0; in the 48th minute of the second half, Saudi Arabia broke the deadlock, Ahmed Gamdi shook off near the penalty area and shot hard with his left foot. In the 70th minute, the host scored a goal but unfortunately the offside was ineffective. The goal was invalid. In the 74th minute, the Saudis' counterattack gained another result. Feras Bryan scored a goal from the far corner from the left, and finally the Saudi team maintained the score of 2:0 until the end, and finally realized their dream and won the championship of the event. In this event, Saudi Arabia team did not lose a single goal in the group stage + knockout stage, and it deserved its title.

Central Asian Wolf runner-up

Although Uzbekistan lost the championship at home, their results in the U23 age group were very stable. They entered the semi-finals for three consecutive events, entered the finals twice, and won 1 championship and 1 Asian Games. The third place was won by Japanese team . The third and fourth places were in the match. The Japanese team defeated Australia 3-0. The Japanese team's youth training is the top in Asia. Their goal in this competition is not to win the championship, but to send U21 to fight the big. The intention of training the team is very obvious. Of course, they also got the results they wanted. The third place's performance was very good. Among them, defeating the defending champion South Korea in the knockout stage was a surprise.

South Korea missed the semifinals

Speaking of the Korean team, this event was their worst performance in recent years. In the quarter-finals, they were defeated by the Japanese team with an average age of 2 years younger than the other. The coach Huang Shanhong had to apologize after the game. You should know that this U23 Korean team has a talented player who competed in La Liga . Li Gangren missed the semifinals + group stage and was tied by the Vietnamese team. It is understandable that South Korean media and fans are dissatisfied.

Turkmenistan creates history

enters the quarterfinals, and the teams that missed the quarterfinals, there are also Iraqi team , Turkmenistan team and Vietnamese team. Turkmenistan and Vietnam will definitely be satisfied with breaking through the group stage and winning the quarter-finals. Turkmenistan entered the quarter-finals for the first time, creating history. They were only eliminated by the opponent's penalty kick against Australia, so Turkmenistan can leave with his head held high. Vietnam's football progress is comprehensive. As mentioned just now, they tied the South Korean team in the group stage and were defeated by Saudi Arabia, who finally won the championship. In fact, Vietnam's team reached the final in 2018 and lost to Uzbekistan 1:2. Football in all regions of Asia is improving, only Chinese football is stagnant, we hope Chinese football can cheer on!