Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Khosilot Farkhor 1st with 28 points, Istaravshan 12th with 4, 24 apart.
Khosilot Farkhor had won three straight. A win had eluded Istaravshan for 13 matches. From the last five rounds, Khosilot Farkhor held 13 points of 15 and Istaravshan 1.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Khosilot Farkhor, 0 by Istaravshan, 4 drawn, at 1.6 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Goal scorers
Khosilot Farkhor: Jean Gatten (10'), Joseph Akomadi (56'), Salokhiddin Irgashev (73')