Kyrgyz Republic U20 vs Afghanistan U20

Kyrgyzstan U20 and Afghanistan U20 played out a goalless stalemate in their final CAFA U20 Championship group stage encounter in Tajikistan on Sunday, with neither side able to break the deadlock across 90 minutes. The referee reached for his yellow card three times — at the 16th, 72nd, and 77th minutes — adding some edge to what was otherwise a tight, uneventful contest. No penalties were awarded and both defenses held firm to keep the scoresheet blank throughout. For Afghanistan U20, the point offered a rare bright spot after a difficult campaign in which they had lost all three previous matches — against Turkmenistan U20, Uzbekistan U20, and Tajikistan U20. Kyrgyzstan U20 take more satisfaction from the result, finishing the five-team competition in third place in the standings.