Uzbekistan struck first. In the 10th minute, E. Shomurodov scored from an A. Mozgovoy assist to make it 1-0. DR Congo had an N. Mbuku effort in the 17th minute ruled out after VAR review, and they went into halftime trailing 0-1.
After the break, DR Congo drew level in the 68th minute when Yoane Wissa converted a penalty to make it 1-1. F. Mayele then scored in the 78th minute to complete the comeback and put DR Congo 2-1 ahead. In stoppage time, Yoane Wissa finished a move from a M. Elia assist in the 90+1st minute to score his second of the match and seal a 3-1 result.
On discipline, N. Sadiki, N. Mbuku, and S. Moutoussamy were booked for DR Congo, while A. Khusanov and S. Nasrullaev received yellow cards for Uzbekistan.
The match stats showed DR Congo with 58% possession to Uzbekistan's 42%. DR Congo posted 2.35 expected goals (xG) compared with Uzbekistan's 0.27, and outshot their opponents 19 to 4, with 4 shots on target to 1. Passing accuracy was 82% for DR Congo and 76% for Uzbekistan. DR Congo earned 2 corners, while Uzbekistan had 4. DR Congo were flagged offside 3 times to Uzbekistan's 1, both sides made 1 save, and the foul count was 6 for DR Congo and 16 for Uzbekistan.
In the previous round, DR Congo lost 0-1 to Colombia in group-stage matchday 2, while Uzbekistan fell 0-5 to Portugal in matchday 2.
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