Match Report
Pakhtakor went into the game 8th in the table on 7 points; Al Wasl sat 5th on 11 — a 4-point gap. Al Wasl's recent output lagged their position: 12th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.51 goals per team per game, Pakhtakor ran at 0.5 scored and 0.75 conceded, Al Wasl at 1 and 1.5.
Paxtakor Markaziy Stadion in Tashkent, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Y. Araki officiated: 75 games logged, averaging 1.3 yellow cards each. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.