Murat Jumakeev said that the class of Uzbekistan was key in the first leg. “We know that Uzbekistan is strong and it showed beautiful game in the first leg. I think, the match result was on game. ”

He said that in the second leg, Kyrgyz side will try to play more reliable and avoid mistakes, which were committed in the first leg.

In his turn, Uzbekistan coach Vadim Abramov expressed gratitude to his players, especially Karpenko, who played despite death of his father.

Abramov underlined that the players fully concentrated. However, he added that the players could play better in some moments .