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Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Rizky Ridho kicked Uzbekistan player in the dick region during tackle as referee, Shen Yinghao, gave him a red card.
Uzbekistan coach Timur Kapadze made six changes to the team that beat Saudi Arabia in the quarter-finals, including match winner Khusain Norchaev, while Indonesia’s Shin Tae-yong made three – with Ramadhan Sananta starting in place of the suspended Rafael Struick.
Uzbekistan, however, quickly got into their stride with Abbosbek Fayzullaev dictating play in the centre with his marker Ivar Jenner struggling to cope with the guile and movement of the CSKA Moscow midfielder.
Things then went from bad to worse for Indonesia as captain Rizky Ridho was shown a straight red card in the 84th minute. From the resulting free kick, the player who took the armband, Pratama Arhan, prodded past team-mate and goalkeeper Ernando Ari after a Abdukodir Khusanov header came back off the base of the post to complete the historic, 2-0, Uzbek victory.
Speaking post-match, goalscorer Norchaev said he was delighted to be part of this history-making squad. “Thanks to God we were able to achieve this remarkable victory. We are so happy to have won this match, to be able to reach the final and to go to the Olympics.”
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