For the first time.. the Saudi Olympic is the champion of Asia

The Saudi national team won the AFC U-23 Championship after defeating Uzbekistan 2-0, during the final match that brought them together on Sunday at the Mili Stadium in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

The Saudi team advanced with a goal by Ahmed Al-Ghamdi in the 48th minute, and Firas Al-Braikan added the second goal in the 74th minute.

This is the first time that the Saudi team has won the title, after reaching the final in the 2014 and 2020 editions, and could not decipher the title during them, knowing that Uzbekistan won the title in the 2018 edition.

The Saudi team qualified for this round after leading the fourth group in the group stage, then it beat Vietnam 2-0 in the quarter-finals, then beat the Australian team 2-0 in the semi-finals.

Meanwhile, Uzbekistan qualified for this round after leading the first group and then defeated Iraq 3/2 on penalties after the end of the regular and extra time with a draw 2/2, and then beat the Japanese team with two clean goals in the semi-finals.