The event, which took place on January 6 as part of the first round of the Asian Cup, ended with a narrow victory for the hosts, 1-0.
“Overall, we are satisfied with our performance. Everyone was against us - the referees, the spectators, and the Saudi Arabian team itself. The referee did his job, and we were left with ten men, but we maintained our tactical structure and demonstrated quality defense. Yes, we were a bit short, but we will continue to work on it,” Datsiev noted in an interview with the "Kyrgyz Sport TV" channel after the match.
In the 34th minute of the first half, the referee from China, Fu Ming, showed a red card to Arsen Sharshenbekov, and in the 77th minute, he awarded a penalty against the Kyrgyzstan team.
