Saudi Arabia defeat Uzbekistan to win U23 Asian Cup

Saudi Arabia won the 2022 U23 Asian Cup on Sunday night, defeating hosts Uzbekistan 2-0 in the final.

While the score remained 0-0 at halftime, Saudi Arabia

and broke the goal four minutes later when Hamad Al Yami delivered the ball to an unguarded Alghamdi, who dribbled past an Uzbek defender before finishing cleanly to . They scored again later when Turki Al-Ammar set up Firas Al-Buraikan , and his precise shot the 2-0 win for the visitors. It was the Saudis' first U23 Asian Cup triumph, and they did it without allowing a single goal in six games. They defeated Vietnam 2-0 in the quarterfinals and Australia 2-0 in the semifinals. Uzbekistan defeated Iraq in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals before defeating Japan 2-0 in the semifinals. Japan defeated Australia 3-0 in on Saturday.

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