Pakhtakor II put the finishing touches on their Regular Season campaign with a 3:0 victory over Qizyryk in the Pro-League A on Thursday. A. Shukhratov opened the scoring in the second minute, but it took the home side until the 81st minute to find their second. Two more goals followed in quick succession, with the third arriving in the 88th minute to seal the result.
The win lifted Pakhtakor II to 10 points from 17 games, while Qizyryk remained rooted to 14th place on just four points. Both sides have struggled this season, but Pakhtakor II ground out the win they needed to stay in touch with the mid-table pack.
The visitors came into the match on a high, having beaten Metallurg 3:0 in their previous outing. That victory was Qizyryk's first of the season, but it wasn't enough to lift them out of the bottom two. The hosts, meanwhile, had lost four of their last five games before this result.
Pakhtakor II's recent run included a 2:1 win over Lochin and a 1:5 defeat to Fardou. Qizyryk's form was more mixed, with losses to Yaiipan, Lochin, Fardou, and Kattakurgan bookending their solitary victory. The gap between them remains significant, with six points separating the two bottom sides.
With one round remaining, Pakhtakor II will look to build momentum, while Qizyryk face a must-win situation to avoid finishing bottom. The result leaves the hosts in 13th, just six points above their opponents, and one game away from deciding their final position.