AFC Women's Asian Cup
The Central Asian side will face Nepal to decide the group winners on Saturday, with both teams on six points.
Uzbekistan controlled the tempo from the get go and came close to opening their account in the fourth minute when Lyudmila Karachik delivered an inviting cross which Nilufar Kudratova just failed to reach.
Feruza Turdiboeva should have done better in the 15th minute when she headed her attempt from Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva’s cross over the bar with Turdiboeva then sending her long range effort wide moments later.
The breakthrough finally came in the 22nd minute when Turdiboeva threaded a neat pass to Kudratova, whose cutback was finished by Khabibullaeva.
Umida Zoirova doubled Uzbekistan’s lead in the 34th minute, firing a curling effort from above the box into the top left corner.
Any hope of a Laos revival was put to bed three minutes into the restart after Turdiboeva combined well with Kudratova to set up the latter for a fine finish past Laos keeper Phatthalavady Sophothirath.
Maftuna Shoyimova then rose highest to nod home Zoirova’s cross in the 81st minute before Asalkhon Aminjonova added the fifth, scoring off a rebound following Dilnura Mamatkulova’s effort.
Stoppage time goals from Shoyimova (92nd) and Kudratova (93rd) then ensured Uzbekistan will head into their tie against Nepal oozing confidence.
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