Nasaf Prove Too Strong for Andijan in Superliga Clash
Nasaf took three points from Andijan with a comfortable 4-1 victory in the Superliga's twenty-second round. The visitors, already sixth in the table, moved further clear while the hosts slipped deeper into trouble. Andijan had looked dangerous early on, but Nasaf's clinical edge showed through when it mattered most.
Andijan took the lead inside twenty-one minutes when R. Turdimurodov converted a penalty. To be fair, the home side deserved that moment — they'd been pushing forward and earned their reward. But the response was swift. A. Shala equalised before the break, and by then it was clear this wouldn't be a simple home affair.
The second half belonged almost entirely to Nasaf. A. Gulomov put them ahead in the fifty-third minute, and from there Andijan had nothing to play for. A. Nematov added a second penalty in the eighty-first, and Y. Otubanjo sealed it with a late eighth-eight goal. One mistake ends it when you're chasing the game.
There was a lot of churn in the Andijan ranks. B. Sulaymonov picked up a booking in the twenty-third minute and was then substituted off in the fifty-ninth alongside D. Ceran. D. Temirov came on for Sulaymonov, while P. Ghudushauri replaced B. Abdikholikov after an hour-plus. The manager was trying to change something, but the momentum had already gone.
Andijan had more attacks — sixty-one to sixty-five — but that didn't translate. They registered four shots on target to Nasaf's ten. And here's the thing: you can have possession and still lose. Both sides sat on fifty percent, but Nasaf made every touch count. The home side's five shots off target told the story of frustration.
The result leaves Andijan eighth on thirty points and Nasaf sixth on thirty-four. The visitors had notched a clean sheet in their previous meeting with Al-Khalidiya, and this performance added another layer to their consistency. Andijan's recent form — two draws, a win, and two losses — now looks like a team finding its rhythm too late.
