Asian Cup-2019: the virtual hopes of the Turkmen national team
January 15, 2019 | 13:52 |507
After the informative game in the first round against the national team of Japan, they expected at least something similar from Turkmenistan in the match against the Uzbeks. But in fact, the Central Asian neighbor played with only one goal. Evidence of which is a crushing score 4:0. The best goalkeeper of the first round of the Asian Cup-2019 - Ignatius Nesterov kept the gate intact, and the author of the fantastic goal against the Japanese - Arslanmurad Amanov was replaced on 65th minute. Despite the defeat in this match, the Turkmen team still had chances (albeit very, very virtual) to qualify for the playoffs from 3rd place. On January 17, the match against Oman will be decisive for the national team of Turkmenistan, in which they will not have the right to make a mistake. Today's victory guaranteed the national team of Uzbekistan to participate in the 1/8 finals of the Asian Championship, and the next game with the Japanese will reveal the strongest in group F. ... Of course, hope dies last. But it is too ghostly for the Turkmen national team. In extreme cases, it remains to show joyful feelings, looking at the successful performance of the neighbors in the region.Georgiy ASLANYAN
