Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Bunyodkor 5th with 49 points, Shurtan 16th with 17, 32 apart. On recent form Bunyodkor sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Per game in the league, Bunyodkor were scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.33, Shurtan 0.9 and 1.9, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Bunyodkor arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Shurtan entered with three losses in a row. Bunyodkor had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Shurtan, 6.
The venue was Stadion Bunyodkor, with room for 34,000 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Goal scorers
Bunyodkor: Imeda Ashortia (31') · Shurtan: G'anisher Qodirov (45')
Key stats
Possession: Bunyodkor 63% · Shurtan 37% · Total shots: 17-11 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 3-4