First half doubles from in-form Artur Yunusov and Dilshod Irsaliev put the Uzbeks in comfort zone by the half-time with 4-0 lead. Shakzod Buriev added one more in the 27th minute to make it 5-0 for Uzbekistan for whom the match had an academic significance.

In contrast, Kyrgyzstan were looking to avoid a big defeat as they were looking to peep Turkmenistan on goal difference. Kyrgyzstan managed to stop future goals and scored their own in the 37th minute to seal a place in the finals as the third team of the qualifiers with two-goal superiority over Turkmenistan.

Alongside Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan also made it into the finals to be held in Vietnam next year by edging Turkmenistan 5-4 earlier on the day.