The controversial decision of Kabirov was made when he gave a second yellow card to Ivar Jenner. At that moment, Jenner was considered to have committed a foul against Saif Eldeen Hassan. The referee then gave a yellow card, which was the second yellow card for Jenner. However, in the replay, the contact between Jenner and Hassan was very minimal.

"Kabirov also awarded a penalty for Qatar in the 45th minute. The penalty was given after Rizky Ridho fouled Mahdi Salem in the penalty box. Another controversial decision was when Saif Hassan only received a yellow card after fouling Witan Sulaeman. However, Witan had already passed the Qatari defender."

Just giving a yellow card to Hassan made the coach of the Indonesian U-23 National Team, Shin Tae-yong, protest. In fact, Shin also received a yellow card in that moment. Kabirov also gave another red card to Indonesian player, Ramadhan Sananta. The U-23 National Team striker was given a red card after fouling Mohammed Aiash.

Kabirov is not a referee "yesterday afternoon". Since 2017, Kabirov has been leading international matches such as AFC Cup and Asian Games. Kabirov has also experienced senior-level matches between countries since 2019. Kabirov is also familiar with the atmosphere of Southeast Asian football as he has been a referee at the SEA Games 2021.

Since 2017 until now, Kabirov has led 90 matches in various events and issued 326 yellow cards, nine indirect red cards, and 17 direct red cards. In addition, Kabirov has awarded 37 penalties during his career over the past seven years.