Uzbekistan national football team defeats Syria in friendly match
The Uzbekistan national football team defeated the Syrian team 4:1 in a friendly match in Tashkent on October 1, Gazeta.uz reports.
The match between the Uzbekistan and Syria national football teams took place at the Tashkent "Pakhtakor" stadium. Sherzod Esanov opened the score in the first half, and just before the break, Akmal Mozgovoy doubled the advantage.
In the second half, striker Husayn Norchaev scored a double, scoring goals in the 48th and 90th minutes. In the extra time, the ball hit the net of the hosts' goal (according to Gazeta.uz, an own goal was scored by Muhammad Hakimov), setting the final score 4:1.
This game was the first match of the Uzbekistan national team at the "Pakhtakor" arena in almost four years: the last time the team played at this stadium was in November 2022 against the Russian national team.
Sources
- Gazeta.uz: Футбол: Узбекистан разгромил Сирию в товарищеском матче media outlet
- Uznews: Сборная Узбекистана разгромила Сирию со счетом 4:1 media outlet
- Kursiv Узбекистан: Дубль Хусаина Норчаева помог Узбекистану разгромить Сирию media outlet
- UzDaily: Юношеская сборная Узбекистана проиграла Португалии media outlet
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Published 1 October 2026, 21:46 · No updates · Russian original
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