Nasaf loses to Al-Hilal at home

On September 29, Nasaf faced Al-Hilal in the second round of the Elite Asian Champions League. The visitors claimed a 3–2 victory at the Markaziy Stadium in Karshi.

Sergej Milinković-Savić opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Just six minutes later, Nasaf midfielder Sardorbek Bahromov equalized with a powerful long-range strike. In first-half stoppage time, Theo Hernandez scored in the 45+2 minute to give Al-Hilal the lead going into the break.

In the 61st minute, substitute Javakhir Siddikov converted a brilliant pass from Umar Eshmurodov to level the score once again. However, Al-Hilal’s Brazilian forward Marcos Leonardo netted the decisive goal in the 79th minute, sealing the win for the visitors.

With this victory, Al-Hilal earned another three points and moved to the top of the standings in the Eastern region. Nasaf, meanwhile, remains at the bottom of the table with two defeats.

                                                                           Jahongir Inomjonov