Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Aral Nukus (3rd, 31 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Ittifok Navoiy (6th, 11 pts). The last five rounds placed Ittifok Navoiy no better than 14th for form, against 6th in the standings. Per game in the league, Aral Nukus were scoring 1.7 and conceding 1.7, Ittifok Navoiy 0.95 and 2.9, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
Ittifok Navoiy entered with seven losses in a row. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Aral Nukus against 0/15 for Ittifok Navoiy.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-0.




