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The Football Academy team of the Football Federation of Tajikistan (U-15) took second place in the international youth tournament "Kashgar Cup", which ended in China, the Football Federation of Tajikistan reports.
The tournament was held in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China. 12 teams from 7 countries competed for medals: Tajikistan, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
At the group stage of the tournament, the FFT Football Academy team beat the Chinese Xinjiang Yuepuhu (9:0) and the Turkmen Kuvvatly Beden (4:0), and also lost to the Chinese team Shandong Taishan (0:4). In the quarterfinals, our young men beat the team of the Academy of Siberia (3:3, on penalties – 5:3), and in the semifinals they prevailed over the Football Academy of Tashkent (0:0, on penalties – 6:5).
In the decisive final match of the tournament, the FFT Football Academy team lost to the Chinese team Beijing Guoan (2:2, 5:6 on penalties) and took second place.
