Indonesia's Goalkeeper Blunder, Uzbek Striker Joins Top Scorers in U-23 Asian Cup

Indonesia's national U-23 team lost 0-2 to Uzbekistan in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup semi-final match at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Qatar, on Monday (29/4/2024).

Uzbekistan's victory was secured through Khusayin Norchaev's goal in the 68th minute and an own goal by Pratama Arhan in the 86th minute.

Following this match, Khusayin Norchaev joined the ranks of top scorers in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup.

According to Transfermarkt, the Uzbek striker has scored three goals so far.

Previously, Norchaev scored one goal against Kuwait in the Group D phase on Saturday (20/4/2024). He then scored another goal in the quarter-final match against Saudi Arabia on Friday (26/4/2024).

Norchaev's position is tied with Lee Young Jun, Abdullah Radif, Ayman Yahya, and Ali Jasim, who have all scored three goals.

With Uzbekistan's advancement to the final of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup secured, Norchaev still has the opportunity to increase his goal tally in the race for the Golden Boot.

The following is a complete list of top scorers in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup as of April 30, 2024, as reported by Transfermarkt:

1. Lee Young Jun (South Korea): 3 goals
2. Abdullah Radif (Saudi Arabia): 3 goals
3. Khusayin Norchaev (Uzbekistan): 3 goals
4. Ayman Yahya (Saudi Arabia): 3 goals
5. Ali Jasim (Iraq): 3 goals
6. Ahmed Al-Rawi (Qatar): 2 goals
7. Salman Al-Awadhi (Kuwait): 2 goals
8. Alisher Odilov (Uzbekistan): 2 goals
9. Seiji Kimura (Japan): 2 goals
10. Komang Teguh (Indonesia): 2 goals
11. Marselino Ferdinan (Indonesia): 2 goals
12. Mao Hasoya (Japan): 2 goals
13. Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia): 2 goals
14. Rustam Soirov (Tajikistan): 2 goals
15. Rafael Struick (Indonesia): 2 goals
16. Bui Vi Hao (Vietnam): 2 goals