Uzbekistan beat Thailand to advance to Asian Cup quarterfinal

Uzbekistan beat Thailand  to become the fifth team to secure their place in the quarter-finals, joining Qatar, Australia, Jordan, and Tajikistan.

Turg’unboyev opened the scoring in the first half for Uzbekistan and doubled their lead in the second half, as the Central Asian side sealed a hard-fought 2-1 win over Thailand.

For Thailand, Supachok scored a sensational long-range but it proved to be a consolation goal for the South East Asian side.

Uzbekistan are set to make their fifth appearance in the Asian Cup quarter-finals, facing Qatar in the match on Saturday.

Uzbekistan’s best finish was in 2011 when they finished fourth in the tournament, Al-Jazaeera reported.

MNA