Odil Akhmedov scores Uzbekistan's all-time 450th goal in team's history

The win took Uzbekistan to second in the standings behind Japan, who defeated Turkmenistan 3-2 in their opening tie earlier on Wednesday.

The Uzbekistan captain, Odil Akhmedov who plays for Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG, picked up his 18th goal international goal after he curled his effort past goalkeeper Faiyz Al Rusheidi.

Akhmedov’s opening was the 450th goal of Uzbekistan in team history in all-time competitions including friendly matches.

Uzbekistan won their 120 out of 255 matches as they received 83 defeats and played a draw in 52 matches.