Uzbekistan U-17 National Team Falls to Bolivia in Friendly Match

Askar Yakubov · 08:52, 18.06.2025 · Updated 18:53 · 2698 views

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s U-17 national football team faced their Bolivian counterparts in a friendly match as part of preparations for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which will take place in November 2025 in Qatar.

The match ended with a 2–0 victory for Bolivia.

Gerardo Sabia opened the scoring in the 53rd minute, converting a penalty with precision.

Uzbekistan was reduced to ten men in the 69th minute following the sending off of Muhammad Hakimov.

Bolivia secured their win in the 82nd minute with a second goal scored by Santos Garcia.

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