In the Super League game on 19 September 2026, Pakhtakor beat Mash'al 1:2. Match numbers: corners 2:6, possession, % 52:48.
Match report
Pakhtakor beat Mashal 2-1 at home in the Superleague on Friday, a result that does little to alter the gulf between the two sides. The visitors had already won the league by then, but this was another step in a long slide for the hosts, who now sit 16th with just four points from 22 games.
Mashal lost M. Pouraliganji for a red card in the 11th minute, and here's the thing — it changed everything. Playing with ten men for nearly two hours meant they could only watch from behind, even when they had 52 per cent of possession. By then they were already in the habit of losing, five defeats in a row before this one.
Flamarion scored twice for Pakhtakor, first in the 51st minute and again in the 77th, while K. Murtazoev had a goal disallowed by VAR in the 66th. Mashal must have thought they were level for a moment, but the check came back and the visitors stayed ahead. They pulled off a stunning save in the dying stages, though it was too late.
The second half ended in chaos. B. Askarov saw red in the 90th minute for Pakhtakor, and Murtazoev converted a penalty at 90+11 to make it 1-2. It was a consolation at best, and the match statistics told the same story. Mashal had five shots on target but only one found the net, while Pakhtakor also had five but scored twice.
Pakhtakor's form has been mostly steady since a loss to Neftchi. They drew with Al-Ahli, beat Olimpik and Andijan, and this win keeps them top of the table with 49 points. Mashal's situation is different — they've lost 20 of 22 games and the gap at the bottom is widening.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %52–48
Shots on target5–5
Shots off target5–6
Attacks44–46
HT🟨6' E. Ismoilov — Yellow card🟥11' M. Pouraliganji — Red card🟨34' A. Rakhimov — Yellow card⇄39' N. Kocharov — Substitution⚽51' Flamarion — Goal66' K. Murtazoev — var_goal_cancelled⇄67' B. Resan — Substitution⇄67' A. Hussein — Substitution⚽77' Flamarion — Goal⇄79' A. Rakhimov — Substitution⇄79' N. Nuriddinov — Substitution⇄81' O. Abdirakhimov — Substitution🟨85' S. Sobirkhuzhaev — Yellow card🟥90+1' B. Askarov — Red card🟨90+4' A. Buriev — Yellow card⇄90+5' A. Buriev — Substitution⚽90+11' K. Murtazoev — Penalty
