Shortan secured a 4-2 victory over Bucksdu in the Pro-League A, Regular Season round 13 on Tuesday. The visitors had little trouble imposing themselves on the match, with their attack proving too sharp for a Bucksdu side that struggled to contain them. By then, the gap between the two teams in the table was already clear.
Y. Klochkov gave the home side hope when he struck first in the 32nd minute. He doubled his tally in the 48th, but Shortan were not going to let a two-goal lead go to waste. To be fair, the visitors had been building something throughout the first half, even if the scoreboard only told part of the story.
B. Shodmonov pulled the visitors level in the 57th minute and added another two minutes later. M. Abdurakhmonov then wrapped it up with a brace of his own in the 70th and 73rd minutes. And here's the thing — Shortan had the game won inside twenty minutes of the second half.
The result leaves Shortan third on 36 points from 18 games, while Bucksdu remain 12th with just 10 points from 17 matches. The home side have only three wins all season and have lost 13 of their outings. They were beaten 1:5 in their previous outing against Dzhaysun and have not found consistency since.
Shortan arrive from a 2:1 win over Respublika Fa last time out and continue to position themselves as genuine contenders. The scoreline tells a simple story, but the performance behind it suggests they are comfortable with the level they are playing at now.