The young Green Falcons lifted the title for the first time after finishing as runner-ups in 2013 and 2020.
On Sunday, Saudi Arabia made history by becoming Asian U-23 champions for the first time after defeating hosts Uzbekistan 2-0.
Strikes from players Ahmed Al-Ghamdi and Firas Al-Buraikan in the second half made the team Saudi, Green Falcons the winner of the finals.
The win also marks the first major continental trophy for Green Falcons’ coach Saad Al-Sheri who has previously lost two continental finals in his career.
Team Saudi Arabia won the finals without conceding a single goal in all the six matches of this edition of the competition.
The first half of the match saw the Saudis almost take the lead but couldn’t as Uzbekistan’s goalkeeper Vladimir Nazarov stopped Ayman Yahya’s header from going in.
In the second half of the game, player Al-Ghamdi gave Saudi Arabia the lead by making a strike. Player Al-Buraikan made another strike with sixteen minutes remaining in the game.
The Young Falcons were crowned the winners of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup in the presence of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation president, Yasser Al-Misehal.
However, this is the first time a team from the United Arab Emirates has won the trophy. The young Green Falcons were runner-ups for the AFC U-32 Asian Cup in 2013 and 2020.
Previously, team, Saudi Arabia has defeated Australia by 2-0 in the 2022 AFC U-23 semi-finals held on Wednesday at Pakhtakor Central Stadium in Tashkent. The goals were scored by Hussain Al-Eisa and Ayman Yahya.
Whereas, Uzbekistan defeated Japan by 2-0 in the second match of the semi-final held on Wednesday.
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