Fardou finished their regular season run with a commanding 5:1 victory over Pakhtakor II at home in the Pro-liga A on Saturday. The result moves the hosts closer to a top-four finish while leaving the visitors rooted in thirteenth place. By then the pattern had been set early, with the hosts making no mistake against a side struggling for confidence.
M. Shuratov opened the scoring in the 39th minute, catching the defence unmarked before slotting past the keeper. And here's the thing — Pakhtakor II responded with a goal of their own just before the break through S. Yoqubjonov, giving the visitors a moment to breathe. The equaliser did not last long, and Fardou made sure they kept control.
There was a missed penalty chance in the 67th minute that could have shifted momentum, but the hosts were not deterred. To be fair to the visitors, they had shown enough in the first half to suggest they might trouble the home side. What followed was a different story entirely, with Fardou pinning them back and finding space to attack.
The final goal arrived in stoppage time at 90+1 minutes, a moment that put the game to bed early. Pakhtakor II's recent form — five losses in their last five matches — was on full display. By then the result had become little more than a formality, but it carried weight for both sides' ambitions.
With 33 points from 18 games, Fardou sit fourth and are holding their position near the top. Pakhtakor II remain on 10 points from the same number of matches, with 14 defeats weighing heavily on their campaign. The gap between them is now 23 points, and the table tells its own story.