Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Zhenys (3rd, 58 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Arys (7th, 33 pts). Recent form flatters Arys's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 7th. Per game in the league, Arys were scoring 1.43 and conceding 2.21, Zhenys 2.21 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.88 goals per team per game.
Arys had lost four in a row. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Arys, 12/15 for Zhenys.
The venue was Stadion Lokomotiv in Toshkent, with room for 9,400 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.