Match Report
Mash'al, 16th on 4 points, faced a 23-point deficit to Sogdiana (10th, 27). On the form table Sogdiana stood 2nd over the last five rounds, despite being 10th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.85/2.05 for Sogdiana and 0.5/1.95 for Mash'al (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
Six consecutive defeats weighed on Mash'al. The last-five ledger: Sogdiana 12/15, Mash'al 0/15.
5 meetings are on record — 4 won by Sogdiana, 1 by Mash'al, 0 drawn, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at So'g'diyona Sport Majmuasi (capacity 11,650). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sogdiana led 3-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-2.
Goal scorers
Sogdiana: Zabikhillo Urinboev (4'), Filip Ivanović (33'), Zabikhillo Urinboev (40'), Ljupche Doriev (52'), Jamshid Boltaboev (68') · Mash'al: Makhmud Jurabaev (41'), Khumoyun Murtazoev (72')
Key stats
Possession: Sogdiana 44% · Mash'al 56% · Corners: 3-9