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PS: Pakhtakor (UZB) 3-0 Al Hussein (JOR)
Tashkent: Uzbekistan’s Pakhtakor cruised into the League Stage of the AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27™ after overpowering Al Hussein of Jordan 3-0 at the Pakhtakor Stadium on Tuesday.
Dostonbek Khamdamov’s brace and a solo effort by Bashar Rasan ensured Pakhtakor will take part for the 20th time in the continental showpiece. 

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Khamdamov had the crowd on their feet in the seventh minute when he picked up a pin-point lob from Dilshod Saitov and slammed the ball past Al Hussein keeper Yazeed Abdulaila from just outside the six-yard box.

The 16-time Uzbekistan Super League champions maintained both possession and momentum, with Abdurauf Buriev forcing Abdulaila into a full-stretch save in the 17th minute with a fiercely-struck shot.
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Pakhtakor’s constant pressure paid off on the half hour mark when Khamdamov extended their lead, the midfielder collecting a pass from Sherzod Nasrullaev and heading home into the centre of the net. 
Substitute Khojiakbar Alijonov hit the right post within minutes of the second half as the home side continued to threaten, and Rasan heaped further misery on Al Hussein when he weaved past the defence in the 52nd minute and struck from the edge of the area past a diving Abdulaila.
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Khamdamov narrowly missed claiming his hat-trick in the 81st minute when his shot from the centre of the area bounced off the left post and into Abdulaila’s arms. 

Alijonov then saw his screamer just swerve past the same post minutes later as Pakhtakor saw out the emphatic win over the Jordan Pro League champions.