Regar-TadAZ beat Maziya 3-0 in the Preliminary Round of the AFC Challenge League. The visitors claimed all three points on Tuesday evening. Maziya offered little resistance after the break.
The opening goal came at the 50-minute mark, though the scorer was not recorded. By then the match had already taken a turn. O. Panzhiev doubled the lead a minute later. S. Makhamadiev scored at 89 minutes.
A. Safarov added a fourth in stoppage time. The statistics tell a strange story. Both sides recorded zero corners and zero shots on target.
Possession stood at 0.5 for each team. To be fair, the numbers do not tell the whole tale. Regar-TadAZ have been winning 1-0 of late, building a solid run. Maziya have been on the wrong side of the scoreline.
The three-goal margin leaves Maziya searching for answers. Regar-TadAZ moved further ahead in their campaign. Sometimes the result says more than the possession figures.