MUHLIS
10-09-2003, 02:23 PM
Here is a good news for our team:
Neftchi two points from Champions League
Uzbekistan league round-up
Win in southern city Termez (3-1) on Saturday evening make Fergana team Neftchi very close to next AFC Champions League.
Now they need complete only 2 points to guarantee second place in championship just after Cup winner Pakhtakor. As known by the AFC Regulations if same team won both major domestic tournaments second berth in Champions League will given to league runner-up.
Neftchi open score on 18th minute thanks for Umid Isakov who scored his 18th goal in 2003 championship and 117th for Neftchi in all championships.
A second result means new club record. On the 70th minute Isakov scored again and it was Neftchi's third goal of the night. Second was scored on 39th minute by former Kyrgyzstan international Ilya Kovalenko. The host's only goal was scored on 34th minute by Fazlitdin Khasanov.
This lose became first home defeat for Surkhan. Four days early Termez side beat Pakhtakor – 1-0.
In the same evening Pakhtakor defeated Samarqand-Dynamo 2-0 thanks to goals from Timur Kapadze and Server Djeparov (from penalty).
After this win Paktakor has 71 points, seven more than Neftchi with only four matches remained. But Pakhtakor will play three very tough away matches.
Uzbekistan league will finish at November, 1.
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So, not everything is lost!!! Keep up Neftchi!!!
Neftchi two points from Champions League
Uzbekistan league round-up
Win in southern city Termez (3-1) on Saturday evening make Fergana team Neftchi very close to next AFC Champions League.
Now they need complete only 2 points to guarantee second place in championship just after Cup winner Pakhtakor. As known by the AFC Regulations if same team won both major domestic tournaments second berth in Champions League will given to league runner-up.
Neftchi open score on 18th minute thanks for Umid Isakov who scored his 18th goal in 2003 championship and 117th for Neftchi in all championships.
A second result means new club record. On the 70th minute Isakov scored again and it was Neftchi's third goal of the night. Second was scored on 39th minute by former Kyrgyzstan international Ilya Kovalenko. The host's only goal was scored on 34th minute by Fazlitdin Khasanov.
This lose became first home defeat for Surkhan. Four days early Termez side beat Pakhtakor – 1-0.
In the same evening Pakhtakor defeated Samarqand-Dynamo 2-0 thanks to goals from Timur Kapadze and Server Djeparov (from penalty).
After this win Paktakor has 71 points, seven more than Neftchi with only four matches remained. But Pakhtakor will play three very tough away matches.
Uzbekistan league will finish at November, 1.
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So, not everything is lost!!! Keep up Neftchi!!!