South Korea’s Incheon is to host the 17th Asian Games due from September 19 to October 4. As part of preparations for those competitions, Uzbekistan soccer team has played a friendly with Jordan in the capital Tashkent.

South Korea’s Incheon is to host the 17th Asian Games due from September 19 to October 4. As part of preparations for those competitions, Uzbekistan soccer team has played a friendly with Jordan in the capital Tashkent.

The match turned out to be a serious test of strength for both sides. Uzbekistan was triumphant in the 1994 Asian Games in Japan, and it aims for gold medals again in the upcoming games of the continent.

In the friendly that took place at the Pakhtakor Central Stadium, both Uzbekistan and Jordan demonstrated an attacking game. Nonetheless, the score did not break in the first half of the faceoff.

Our footballers scored the goal at the 57th minute. Igor Sergeev beat the goal of the counterparts with a precise strike. Dilshod Juraev carried out the second successful hit, in the additional time, to secure the 2-0 victory for Uzbekistan.

Our national squad is to meet with soccer players of New Zealand in a friendly on September 8.