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Uzbekistan, whose squad includes Sabah midfielder Umarali Rakhmonaliyev, were unable to hold on to a two-goal lead in a friendly against Russia. The match, played on November 12 at Pakhtakor Stadium in Tashkent, ended in a 3-2 win for Russia.
The hosts went 2-0 ahead through an own goal by Viktor Melyokhin and a strike by Karimov. Russia scored three unanswered goals in the second half to turn the match around.
Nikolay Komlichenko scored twice, while Aleksey Miranchuk netted the winner. Rakhmonaliyev replaced Sherzod Esanov in the 89th minute. All five goals had already been scored by the time the Sabah player came on.
