Kokand-1912 drew 1:1 with Dynamo Samarkand in the Superliga's regular season round 20 on Friday. The two sides met at 13:00 local time and produced a match decided by two goals in the second half. Both teams came away with a single point each.
S. Nimely opened the scoring for the hosts in the 43rd minute. A. Radayev levelled things for the visitors just nine minutes later. The match had already seen yellow cards for M. Stanojevic in the 12th and A. Khaydarov in the 35th. By then the tempo had settled into something measured.
Coaching changes came at the break and after. Kokand-1912 brought on A. Khaydarov, T. Avanesyan and R. Djeparov in the 66th. Dynamo Samarkand responded with M. Khasanov in the 73rd and a pair in the 81st. S. Akromov came on for the visitors in the 89th.
Both teams held 50 per cent possession, though the numbers tell only part of the story. Kokand-1912 registered 87 attacks with four shots off target and two on target. Dynamo Samarkand managed 74 attacks but hit the target more often with three shots on target from a single off-target effort. Shots accuracy sat at 33 per cent for the hosts and 75 per cent for the visitors.
The draw keeps both sides where they are. Kokand-1912 remain 13th with 20 points from 20 games. Dynamo Samarkand sit 9th on 27 points. The hosts have not won since August 15, while the visitors have not lost since August 19. This result extends their recent run of drawing matches.