FC Lokomotiv gained an important victory in Oliy Liga after receiving two defeats from FC Nasaf and FC Pakhtakor.
In the Uzbekistan Football League round 19, the Railway Boys played FC Olmaliq away. The Tashkent team created their first chance early in the second minute: Bobojonov might open the scoring, but the ball went just wide.Jaloliddin Masharipov crossed to the far post, with Marat Bikmaev literally carrying the ball into the net – 1-0.
But one minute later the hosts equalized. In the 45th minute, the ball hit Tukhtakhujaev’s arm, with the referee awarding a penalty. Igor Jelic flicking the ball home at the far post to make it 1-1. Mirko Jelicic’s men responded to that with scoring two goals. Initially Sardor Mirzaev sent a Aziz Amonov’s pass low into the back of the net, with Alibaev heading Salim Mustafaev’s delivery home later.
«Olmaliq» (Olmaliq) – «Lokomotiv» (Tashkent) – 1:3.
Goals: I. Jelic (45 + 2, penalty) – M. Bikmaev (45), I. Alibaev (61), S. Mirzaev (90).
«FC Olmaliq»: 99. N. Ziyavutdinov, 2. A. Xodjiakbarov, 5. D. Djurayev, 13. L. Turaev, 18. Sh. Mulladjanov, 19. I. Inomov (11. V. Klishin, 70), 23. Z. Palvanov, 55. R. Berdimuradov, 70. S. Rixsibayev, 88. I. Jelic, 90. V. Kosminin.
Unused subs: 1. A. Karimov, 6. V. Mageramov, 15. F. Musabekov, 21. G. Gulyamov, 44. A. Suyunov, 94 X. Muxtarov
«FC Lokomotiv»: 1. I. Nesterov, 5. K. Maharadze, 9. I. Alibaev, 10. M. Bikmayev (77. D. Turapov, 90+1), 15. S. Mirzaev, 17. S. Mustafayev, 18. T. Kopadze, 20. I. Tukhtakhujaev, 22. M. Babadjanov (78. A. Amonov, 58), 33. O. Zoteev, 99. D. Masharipov (42. M. Kone, 82).
Unused subs: 12. M. Ikramov, 19. O. Blessing, 37. Sh. Fayziyev, 55. S. Shoahmedov.
Booked: L. Turaev (16), I. Jelich (28) – I. Nesterov (5), I. Tukhtakhujaev (29).