In a first half which didn’t see too many opportunities for either side, it was the visitors who looked more likely to open the scoring.

Taking control of possession, the visitors passed the ball around well, with forwards Amirdzhon Safarov and Emmanuel Mwanengo looking eager to secure their first victory in Group E.

Ravshan continued to look lively on the break, but Muhammad Naskov’s crosses were repeatedly too close to Meran Saparov who collected with ease.