The U23 Asian Cup quarterfinals are on tonight, with the first match being Indonesia U23 v Uzbekistan U23, a surprising first time participant, connecting to create cold results, including eliminating traditional South Korea U23 in the last eight, but the players may come back due to the 120 minutes of play, which has drained the players of a lot of energy. Uzbek U23 won all four of their matches this year, each by two or more goals, and are full of dominance, and with a handicap of one goal for Uzbekistan, the top side is still worth backing.
Since losing to host Qatar U23 in the first round of the group stage, Indonesia U23 is getting braver and braver. He beat another rival, Australia U23, and had a battle with South Korea U23. After taking the lead twice, he was forced to play with 2-2. Overtime remained winless. In the end, Indonesia U23 won with a 12-yard mutual shot. However, we should pay attention to the South Korean U23. due to the dismissal of some players, the Indonesian U23 had enough time to play more football. There is an element of luck in the promotion. This game might not be sweet anymore.
The previous runners-up, Uzbek U23, made a comeback this year with an impeccable performance. 12 goals in all four matches, leading at half-time in each game. At the end of the day, they all netted two or more goals, and they outclassed the class, which was enough to easily gain fatigue on Indonesia U23.
In the other quarterfinals match, Japan U23 vs Iraq U23, Japan U23 eliminated Qatar U23 in the last 8, the team is good at attacking and has three records in four games, on the contrary, Iraq U23 lost five goals in four games this year, the defense is unstable and may not be able to withstand the opponent's attack, the first team of Japan U23 scored a goal worth chasing.