Fifa Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan 2024
Bukhara, Sept. 17 (JIT) - A 10-5 loss to Thailand put Cuba on the line at the Fifa Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024.
Despite getting ahead on the scoreboard with Cristian Valiente's contribution, the set pieces revealed defensive deficiencies to the point that they had to come back from a two-goal lead.
The high pressure suffocated the Thai team and led them to a 3-3 draw at halftime, thanks to goals by Christian Morejón and Dayán Cotilla.
In the second half, a series of unforgivable mistakes for this level cost Osmel Valdivia's team, as four goals in three minutes of downtime.
With an excessively complex task, the Cubans tried to reduce the deficit, but the goals of Iduán Martínez and Morejón, their second of the match, barely served as makeup to the scoreboard.
The next match against Croatia will take place on the 20th and they are obliged to win to aspire to advance to the next stage as one of the four best third places among the six groups.
