Thrilling 1-1 draw between Pakhtakor and Al-Qadisiyah FC in AFC Champions League Elite

The match between Pakhtakor and Al-Qadisiyah FC, played as part of the second round of the league stage of the AFC Champions League Elite, ended in a 1-1 draw, in a game held at 16:45 Damascus time on 12 October 2026.

Al-Qadisiyah FC opened the scoring through Tijjani Reijnders in the 35th minute, before Pakhtakor equalised in stoppage time through a penalty scored by Dostonbek Khamdamov in the 89th minute.

The match saw no red cards, while referee Choi Hyun-jae issued only one yellow card to each team.

In terms of statistics, Al-Qadisiyah FC dominated possession with 54 percent against 46 percent for Pakhtakor, and the host team recorded 19 shots compared to 15 for their visitors, while the expected goals rate stood at 1.84 for Pakhtakor against 1.54 for Al-Qadisiyah FC.

Christopher Bonsu Baah of Al-Qadisiyah FC received the player of the match award with a rating of 7.7, after playing for 81 minutes and providing one assist.

With this result, Al-Qadisiyah FC raised their tally to 3 points to occupy third place in the West region with one win, two goals scored and one goal conceded, while Pakhtakor remained in ninth place with one point after the draw, having scored one goal and conceded one goal.