Metallurg took all three points with ease, beating Bukhara 4-0 in the Pro-League A regular season on Thursday. The visitors made no mistake when it mattered, going 2-0 up before the break and seeing out a comfortable afternoon. By then the home side had already conceded the momentum they would never regain.
Saidnurullaev opened the scoring in the thirtieth minute, a moment that shifted everything. The goal came from a well-worked move, and Bukhara never got out of second gear after that. To be fair, Metallurg had been the better side all afternoon, and this was the reward for patience.
Shoahmedov doubled the lead at the hour mark, putting the game beyond doubt. Milickovic added a third in the seventy-first, and the home side began to look shell-shocked. Three goals in ninety minutes is never a good night, and Bukhara were reduced to watching from behind.
Saidnurullaev completed his brace in stoppage time, a cruel final note for the hosts. The academy graduate marked his first start with a goal, and this time he scored twice. The away end never stopped, and there was no denying the quality on display.
Metallurg move closer to the top four with this result, sitting on thirty-one points from seventeen games. Bukhara remain in twelfth with ten points after sixteen matches, and the gap is widening. A derby with no love lost, and the visitors took what they came for.