U23 Asian Cup, and Olympic preliminaries semifinals, Uzbekistan defeated Indonesia 2-0, the team qualified for the Olympic men's football for the first time in history, entered the four U23 Asian Cups, Uzi advanced to the finals three times, Japan defeated Iraq 2-0, because it is the top three of the U23 Asian Cup to qualify for the Olympics, Japan and Uzi got two places, Iraq and Indonesia still have a chance, even if they are ranked fourth, they can also strive to qualify for the Olympics through the play-offs.
In the battle with Uzi, Indonesia in addition to a little luck, completely fell into the disadvantage, Uzbekistan the whole goal post and crossbar almost to double digits, the number of shots 25 to 4, Indonesia also received a red card, if there is no luck, Uzi at least five or six goals, but this does not mean that Indonesia's strength is not worthy of the top four, first of all, Uzbekistan in the same age group, can almost be called the strongest in Asia, if from the perspective of the World Youth Championships and other major competitions, Uzi is definitely a single gear, stronger than Japan and Iraq and other teams, secondly, the core of the forward line Strujk is absent, the first 64 minutes, Indonesia's rigid defense strategy is quite successful, and the first to score, It's a pity that the offside is first, from the slow motion, it is in the millimeter, if this goal is counted, the result will definitely be different.
But Indonesia basically continues the small Kuailing of Southeast Asian football, Shen Tailong's team, has always had obvious shortcomings, even if it is supplemented by a number of naturalizations, the air defense capacity is still insufficient, in the face of perfect physical fitness, this point is fully utilized, this is the key to losing, so, Indonesia has made great progress, played well enough, but there is still a long way to go, if naturalization can continue to advance, I believe that Indonesia can make up for the shortcomings in the short term, can go to the next level, and become an emerging strong team.
Back to Uzbekistan, from the team recalled Faizulaev and Husanov, it is just one step away from the Olympic Games, the outstanding performance of the youth team in the past two years is impressive enough, and this team has a core on three lines, in addition to the first two, Yerkinov and Rakhmonaliev also have a promising future, Uzbekistan has produced many top Asian stars in the past, but this group of young people is definitely the golden generation of Uzbekistan, not only the level, but also in terms of psychological quality and self-confidence, it has been greatly improved, qualifying for the Olympic Games is just the beginning, and the World Cup is not a dream。
Japan is getting better, the process is very tortuous, but the goal has been achieved, no one can think that so far in this Asian Cup, Japan has played the most difficult game, it is against China, even if it loses to South Korea, Japan is also the advantage of the whole game, but at present, this team after running-in and adjustment, the level is obviously one level higher than in the group stage, the best example is Hosoya Shindai, the international player of the senior team, played badly in the previous game, all kinds of wasted opportunities, and this time a dashing turn to break the goal, the position of the national team is back。
However, the most impressive player is Fujita Jean Rukima, who sent two assists, this black mixed-race is not known for his physical fitness, but plays very classical, with the shadow of the stars of Shunsuke Nakamura back then, the rhythm is not fast, but the ball quotient is extremely high, and Reio Kokubo, who is also a mixed-race player, is a bit of Japan's main national team, and in the final, Uzbekistan vs. Japan, a good show will be staged.