Soliev opened the scoring after 30 minutes before sealing the points in the 69th minute for Bunyodkor, who have one game remaining against Mash’al. For the rest of the league, however, it was the season’s final round of fixtures with second-placed Pakhtakor needing a last-minute own goal to avoid defeat at Bukhara.

Bukhara took the lead through Sukhrob Nematov in the 12th minute but were denied all three points when Musaev put through his own net although it was still enough to lift the hosts off the bottom of the table on goal difference. They were replaced by Sogdiana Jizzah, who lost 2-0 at Mash’al with goals from Victor Kozhushko and Alexander Gridinyuk doing the damage.

Elsewhere, AGMK beat Navbakhor Namagen 2-0, Neftchi Fergana eased past Qyzylqum Zarafshan 3-0, Shurtan Guzar edged out Nasaf Quarshi 1-0, Locomotive Tashkent and Andijan played out a 2-2 draw while Khorezm and Metallurg Bekabad finished goalless.