Match Report
The table read 3rd (Lokomotiv, 7 pts) against 4th (Al Rayyan, 3 pts), 4 points apart. Al Rayyan had been under-performing their position — 28th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Lokomotiv ran at 1.67 scored and 1.83 conceded, Al Rayyan at 1.5 and 2.83.
The match was played at Stadion Lokomotiv in Tashkent (capacity 10,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Rayyan led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-2.