Respublika FA blanks Gazalkent with three second-half goals

GAZALKENT, Uzbekistan (Interstat) — Respublika FA beat Gazalkent 3-0 on Monday, scoring all three goals after a scoreless first half. Shohruh Abduhalilov opened the scoring in the 53rd minute, Asilbek Abdurasulov doubled the lead in the 69th and Shorahim Shorahmatov made it 3-0 in the 72nd. The visitors scored three times in a 19-minute span after halftime. Respublika FA improved to three wins, one loss and three draws in this competition; Gazalkent fell to three wins, two losses and one draw. Across all competitions, Respublika FA is three wins, one loss and three draws, while Gazalkent is three wins, three losses and one draw. The match turned tense late: Gazalkent’s Mamasov K. and Respublika FA’s Akbarov I. were sent off in the first minute of stoppage time, and Gazalkent’s Abdullaev A. followed in the second. Gazalkent could not answer before the final whistle.