Match Report
Khujand, 4th with 24 points, sat 19 points above Istaravshan (12th, 5). Per game in the league, Istaravshan were scoring 0.87 and conceding 2.07, Khujand 0.94 and 0.69, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Istaravshan for 14 matches. Istaravshan had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Khujand, 8.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Istaravshan 0, draws 2, Khujand 4, at 2.17 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
On the scoreboard, Khujand led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Khujand: Abduzhalil Manazarov (11' og), Mukhammadali Azizboev (50')