The key facts

  • Viktor Melekhin scored an own goal in the 5th minute of the Russia — Uzbekistan friendly
  • The match is taking place at the Pakhtakor stadium in Tashkent; the referee is Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
  • This is the second meeting between the teams: in November 2022 in Tashkent they played to a 0:0 draw

Own goal at the start of the match in Tashkent

The Russian national team made an unsuccessful start to their friendly match against Uzbekistan: in the fifth minute, defender Viktor Melekhin sent the ball into his own net following a corner kick,making the score 1:0 in favor of the hosts. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru.

Match conditions and head-to-head history

The match is taking place at the Pakhtakor stadium in Tashkent; the opening whistle sounded at 6:00 pm Moscow time. Sadullo Gulmurodi from Dushanbe (Tajikistan) has been appointed as the head referee, and the outlet is running a live text online broadcast of the game.

Context of the November camp

This is already the second head-to-head meeting for the two teams: the first match took place in November 2022, also in Tashkent, and ended in a 0:0 draw. In Uzbekistan, the Russian team was called a serious opponentbefore the game. As part of the November camp, Valery Karpin's squad will play one more match — on November 17, Russia will face Venezuela in Krasnodar. During the previous camp in September and October, the Russian team defeated Iran (2:0) and Namibia (6:0), and also drew with Nigeria (3:3).