Bunyodkor host Lokomotiv in the Cup round of 16 on Monday, September 15th, and the visitors hold on for a 1-0 win. The match finished 0-1 after a single goal in the first half.
And here's the thing — it came at the 30th minute. J. Yakhshiboev found the net for Lokomotiv, and that was enough to decide things. Bunyodkor pushed for an equaliser after that but could not break through.
By then the match had already seen three yellow cards, two for the hosts and one for Lokomotiv. A. Turakulov went off first at 29 minutes before Bobomurodov picked up a booking at 32. Yuldashev joined them at 41. The substitutions started at the break, with Bobomurodov, J. Yakhshiboev, O. Kucherenko and D. Turopov all coming on at 64 minutes. Annamatov followed at 74, Abdunabiev at 78, and Tupliev and Mirzaev both at 81. Uktamov received the final yellow card at 85 minutes.
Statistics tell another story from the final whistle. Bunyodkor registered 43 attacks with 8 shots on target, while Lokomotiv managed 32 attacks and 10 shots on target. Possession split 41 per cent to 59 in favour of the visitors. Both sides collected two yellow cards and had five corners each.
The result sends Lokomotiv through to the quarter-finals. Bunyodkor's run ends here, with the 0-1 scoreline reflecting a narrow defeat after a single moment of quality from the away side.
