Uzbekistan 3-0 IR Iran

Uzbekistan continued their outstanding week of results, earning a convincing 3-0 win against Islamic Republic of Iran to all but seal the regional title at Hisor’s Central Stadium.

Senior national stars played a key role in Uzbekistan’s triumph as they moved to four wins from four matches, having racked up 26 unanswered goals.

Uzbekistan took the lead through Nilufar Kudratova in the 14th minute but it was Umida’s Zoirova’s goal in the 65th minute which put Norasafrov’s charges within sight of another victory.

Iran continued to fight for a way back into the match, but Dildora Nozimova added a third to dash any chance of a late recovery as Uzbekistan sealed a key win.

They now hold a three point, 14-goal advantage going into the final day of action, meaning it would take a stunning last-minute form reversal for Uzbekistan to miss out on the title.

Afghanistan 0-3 Kyrgyz Republic

Kyrgyz Republic earned a key victory in the battle for fourth, leapfrogging Afghanistan thanks to an impressive 3-0 win in Dushanbe.

All three of Kyrgyz Republic’s goals came in an excellent first half display, with Aizhan Boronbekov opening the scoring in the 20th minute, before Adinai Duishobaeva added goals in the 30th and 39th minutes.

The win was Kyrgyz Republic’s first of the competition, while Afghanistan slumped to fifth having suffered losses in consecutive days.

Turkmenistan 0-2 Tajikistan

Tournament hosts Tajikistan kept their chances of a top-two finish alive, earning back to back wins with a 2-0 success against bottom-placed Turkmenistan.

Nekubakht Khudododova continued her good form with the opening goal in the 25th minute, before Rafina Mormuratova added a second in the second minute of first half added time.

Thursday (all times local): Tajikistan v Uzbekistan (Hisor, 1400), Kyrgyz Republic v Turkmensitan (Dushanbe 1400), IR Iran v Afghanistan (Dushanbe, 1700).