Notes This was the first time in 13 years that these two teams faced each other as their last meeting was way back in 2011 also in the Asian Cup which saw the Australia beat India with a scoreline of 4–0.
At the 72th minute, Riley McGree pulled a phase to overcome Lalengmawia Ralte before delivering the decisive pass for Jordan Bos, who then scored in the almost empty net to secure Australia's 2–0 win.
Uzbekistan then completed the game in the first half when Jaloliddin Masharipov himself put a solo over the Indians from the midfield before sending wide; despite being cleared, it was intercepted by Oston Urunov, whose pass for Farrukh Sayfiev proved decisive as Sayfiev's high pass this time for Nasrullaev saw his shot initially hit the right post, but it easily deflected to Nasrullaev as he didn't miss again to secure Uzbekistan's victory.
Australia had never lost against Uzbekistan in all four previous encounters, which included a 6–0 victory when both nations met in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup, held at Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.
Although Australia had confirmed their place at the knockout stage with a game to spare, they still opted to bring some veterans, notably Mathew Ryan and Harry Souttar, into the encounter.
In the 41st minute, in a chaotic ball fight in Uzbekistan's defense area, Kusini Yengi made his effort to solo over before his ball touched the hand of Odiljon Hamrobekov; VAR later confirmed it as a penalty and Martin Boyle clinically scored to give Australia the lead at the first minute of extra time.
However, as the Australians loosened their focus, an offensive by the Uzbeks saw Jaloliddin Masharipov send the ball wide enough for Azizbek Turgunboev to score a brilliant header in the 78th minute, as both teams satisfied with a draw that secured their progression.
For India, this meant the Indians had a distressing record, failing to score a single goal in five consecutive Asian Cup matches.