The AFC Champions League quarter-finalists have now increased their lead in the 16-team standings to 19 points following fellow ACL quarter-finalists Pakhtakor’s 1-1 draw with Dynamo.

Luiz Felipe Scolari’s charges are now on 66 points after 22 games while Pakhtakor are 19 points behind with a match in hand.

Uzbek international Jasur Hasanov headed home an inswinging corner from Anvar Soliev seven minutes before the breather while Hayrulla Karimov made it 2-0 a minute before the hour mark on an Edson Ramos Silva pass.

Jose Luis Villanueva ended Andijan’s five-match winning streak with a 78th-minute strike when the Chilean import latched on to a Rivaldo pass before sliding past the rival custodian.

Odil Ahmedov rescued Pakhtakor in the 68th minute after Sirojiddin Sayfiev put Dynamo ahead a minute before the hour mark.

In other matches, Almalyk thrashed Lokomotiv 4-0, Mashal beat Bukhara 2-0, Kyzylkum lost to Nasaf 3-2, Sogdiana sidelined Metallurg 3-2, and Khorezm held Shurtan 1-1.

STANDINGS: 1. Bunyodkor 66, 2. Pakhtakor 47, 3. Nasaf 37, 4. Almalyk 35, 5. Neftchi 33.