MELBOURNE (Interstat) — Nasaf Qarshi W (Uzb) W defeated home side Melbourne City W 2-0 on Sunday at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Australia, using an early goal and a late finish to secure the result. Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva opened the scoring in the first minute and also completed the full match, while Lyudmila Karachik added the second in the 86th minute. Nilufar Kudratova provided both assists and played the entire match. Mamatkarimova Z. received a yellow card in the 18th minute, and Adams G. was booked in the 45th minute. Nasaf Qarshi’s competition record now stands at 1-0, while Melbourne City’s is 0-1. Across all competitions, Nasaf Qarshi is 1-0, and Melbourne City is 2-1. Melbourne City made substitutions in the 15th and 63rd minutes, and Nasaf Qarshi made changes in the 78th, 85th and 90+4th minutes. The visitors protected their lead after the break and closed out the match.