Samvel Babayan’s side clinched an important victory over North Korea. The score was opened on 2 minutes. Ri Hyok Chol netted the goal.

Igor Sergeev headed an equalizer on 23 minutes. Substitute Aleksandr Geinrikh scored the second goal of Uzbekistan on 66 minutes.

Uzbekistan skipper Odil Akhmedov netted third goal and won all three points for his team.

Uzbekistan currently holds the second place in Group H with 12 points after five matches. North Korea tops the group with 13 points, but after six matches.

Uzbekistan will face Yemen in next match of Group H on 17 November 2015. The match will be held in Doha, Qatar.