On Sunday, Saudi Arabia secured a comfortable 2-0 victory over a nine-man Kyrgyzstan in Group F of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. With this second consecutive win, the three-time champions have confirmed their place in the knockouts, while Kyrgyzstan remains without a point from two games. The troubles for Kyrgyzstan began early, as Aizar Akmatov received a red card in the ninth minute for a reckless challenge on Sami Al-Naji just outside the box. Despite a valiant effort by Mohammed Al-Burayk in the resulting free-kick, Kyrgyzstani goalkeeper Erzhan Tokotaev made a flying sa…