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Uzbekistan hold Japan
TASHKENT.
Uzbekistan, Oct 12: Second-half substitute Wagnar Lopes scored with a minute remain
Ing and saved Takeshi Okada's debut as coach of Japan with a 1-1 draw against Uzbekistan in Group B on Saturday, reports AP.
The draw did little for either sides World Cup chances.
Japan, who fired manager Shu Kamo on October 5 after a 1-1 draw at Kazakstan, remained in third place in the Group with a 1-2-2 record and six points, seven behind leaders South Korea and one behind the United Arab Emirates, who have played one less game.
Uzbekistan improved to only 0-2-3 and remained in last place.
Only the group winners qualify for the World Cup. The runners-up face off in a play-off with the winner qualifying and the loser having to play Australia for one last chance at the
32-team field.
Kzuyochl Muira. who had one goal disallowed in the first half, finally set up the equaliser In the 89th minute, sending a ball from 25 metres into the penalty area to Lopes, who scored from 4 metres (yards).
Miura's first-half goal in the 25th minute was disallowed because of an offside violation.
Ten minutes later Uzbekistan took-the lead when defender Bakhtlyor Kambar-aliyev go the end of a corner kick.
In the second half. Uzbekistan held back their attack, opting to defend their only goal.
Okada sent Lopes in lor Hiroaki Morishima in 54th and Eisuke Nakanishi for Hiroshi Nanami in the 69th. two moves that appeared to spark Japan's attack.
The game was played in front of some 48.000 spectators, Including about 2.000 Japanese who flew in for the match. , "I'm sure the draw has made our qualifying chances faint
but we’ll fight as long as there Is a chance. Okada said. "But I want to believe the last-minute goal could do a miracle for us."
S ARABIA BEAT QATAR
In Riyadh Fahd Muhalel scored in the 66th minute and gave Saudi Arabia a 1 -0 victory over Qatar to move them within a point of Iran and the lead in ' Group A
Saudi Arabia had another goal disallowed in the 15th minute, a score nullified because of an offside violation.
Saudi Arabia improved to 2-1-1 and seven points, while Qatar dropped to 0-1-3 midway through Its second-round •schedule.
Only the group winners qualify for the world Cup. The runners-up face oil In a playoff with the winner qualifying and the loser having to play Australia for one last chance at the 32-team field.
Both teams Saturday played the first half cautiously and without any apparent desire to go forward.
Saudi Arabia host Kuwait next Friday while Iran are at home against China. Saudi Arabia and Iran face off in Riyadh on Oct. 24 in a match that likely will have a large factor on who wins the group and the automatic berth.