"Neftchi" defeated "Pakhtakor" in the "Uzbek Clasico"
In the Super League match held in Tashkent, "Neftchi" won with a score of 3:1. Following this result, the Fergana city club strengthened its leadership in the championship: with 5 rounds remaining until the end of the competition, the gap between "Neftchi" and "Pakhtakor" reached 5 points.
"Neftchi" defeated "Pakhtakor" in the "Uzbek El Clasico"
In the 25th round of the Super League, the clubs fighting for the championship faced each other.
On October 23, "Pakhtakor" and "Neftchi" clashed in Tashkent.
The match, informally known as the "Uzbek El Clasico", was extremely intense and full of fierce competition.
In the 23rd minute, the hosts' forward Dostonbek Hamdamov opened the scoring by successfully converting a penalty.
In the 55th minute, Stipe Perica equalized the score by "firing" into the goal from close range.
In the 66th minute, Koffi Kouao, breaking into the penalty area from the right flank, scored the goal that brought victory to the Fergana side.
In the 89th minute, Jamshid Iskanderov successfully converted a penalty.
Following this result, the gap between "Neftchi" (58 points) and "Pakhtakor" (53 points) reached 5 points. There are 5 rounds remaining until the end of the championship.
PAKHTAKOR - NEFTCHI 1:3
Goals: Dostonbek Hamdamov (23 pen) - Stipe Perica (55), Koffi Kouao (66), Jamshid Iskanderov (89 pen)
"Pakhtakor": Vladimir Nazarov, Zaid Tahseen (Dilshod Abdullayev 79), Dilshod Saitov (Aymen Hussein 83), Ibrokhim Ibragimov, Dostonbek Hamdamov (Oybek Bozorov 75), Bashar Resan (Khojiakbar Alijonov 75), Abdurauf Buriev, Sherzod Nasrullayev, Flamarion, Muhammadrasul Abdumajidov, Stephen Chinedu.
"Neftchi": Botirali Ergashev, Bojan Ciger, Ikrom Alibaev, Vladimir Jovović (Ratinho 70), Jamshid Iskanderov, Nurmuhammad Abduganiyev (Abror Ismoilov 46), Anvar Gofurov, Mukhsin Ubaydullayev, Zoran Marušić (Stipe Perica 31), Farrukh Sayfiev, Koffi Kouao (Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev 70).