Match Report
23 points for Metallurg (13th), 30 for Andijan (9th): a 7-point gap. Metallurg had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Metallurg were scoring 0.85 and conceding 1.15, Andijan 1.38 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
With 29 matches recorded and 1.3 yellow cards per game, G. Djuraev was the man in the middle. Metallurg Markaziy Stadion in Bekabad staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,000. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.