The UAE national team loses to Uzbekistan ... and Tigali scores his first international goal

The UAE national football team lost to Uzbekistan, 1-2, today, Monday, at Rashid Stadium in Dubai, as part of its preparations for the remaining matches in Group G of the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

The match represented a useful experience for the team, which appeared in a modest way, and a lackluster performance. , As he did not provide a convincing level, and several gaps appeared in the national team, most notably the lack of harmony and effectiveness in attack and fatal defensive errors.

The team seemed lost during the match, and the touch of the duo, Sebastian Tigale and Fabio Lima, was absent in the attack, after they appeared together for the first time with the Whites in an international friendly match.

With the exception of Muhammad Marzouq's only offensive attempt in the first half, the national team’s attack did not pose any danger to the Uzbek goal.

Igor Sergey scored for Uzbekistan (47), taking advantage of a fatal defensive error caused by Khamis Ismail, Youssef Jaber, Muhammad Marzouq and Faris Juma. The same player added the second goal (86), while Tigali scored his first goal with the national team, "90" from a penalty kick.

The team was affected by the absence of some basic elements such as Omar Abdel Rahman and Ahmed Khalil, along with Caio Kanido due to injuries, and the historic striker Ali Mabkhout missed the match.

The team played with a squad that included goalkeeper Khaled Issa, and in the defense line of Aziz Haykal, Faris Jumaa, Mohamed Marzouq and Youssef, Abdulaziz Haykal, and in the middle Khalfan Mubarak, Ahmed Berman, Khamis Ismail and Khalil Ibrahim, and in the attack, Sebastian Tegali and Fabio de Lima.

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