Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Neftchi 1st with 45 points, Xorazm 14th with 20, 25 apart. Per game in the league, Xorazm were scoring 0.85 and conceding 1.45, Neftchi 2.35 and 0.8, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Stadion Xorazm, capacity 25,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Neftchi led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Neftchi: Stipe Perica (14'), Abrorbek Ismoilov (64')
Key stats
Possession: Xorazm 51% · Neftchi 49% · Total shots: 9-16 · On target: 1-7 · Corners: 6-8