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Regar-Tadaz turned on the power in the second half with Ozodbek Pandzhiev, Sherzod Makhamadiev and Amirdzhon Safarov striking to take them into the Draw on August 20.
Both sides struggled to establish control before Maziya had the first sight on goal in the eighth minute with Ibrahim Mahudhee warming the gloves of Regar-Tadaz keeper Severin Takam from distance.
Maziya were then put under pressure in the 20th minute when custodian Hussain Shareef had to rush off his line to clear a dangerous cross from Regar-Tadaz’s Daler Imomnazarov.
Regar-Tadaz continued to show attacking intent with Azizbek Khaitov trying his luck from distance in the 26th minute, only for his effort to take a deflection off Mohamed Aiham Anwar and sail over the bar.
Maziya threatened at the other end two minutes later when Mahudhee floated the ball into the box for Benjamin Kuku, but the forward was unable to direct his header on target as the half ended goalless.
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Regar-Tadaz returned after the break with renewed energy and their aggression paid off in the 51st minute when Khaitov floated a perfectly weighted lob into the box for the unmarked Pandzhiev, who volleyed into the bottom left corner.
The Maldivian side came close to levelling three minutes later off a set-piece situation when Aisam Ibrahim pounced on a loose ball just above the box but hit his volley straight at Takam.
Regar-Tadaz almost doubled their advantage just before the hour mark when Khaitov wriggled his way through into the box before forcing Shareef into a low save.
A lapse in concentration saw Maziya concede a second in the 89th minute when Makhamadiev finished off a fine counter-attacking move following Pandzhiev’s layoff from inside the box.
Safarov then confirmed Regar-Tadaz’s progression into the group stage after rifling home from close range, finishing off Edimo Kingue’s cutback in the second minute of added time.
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