The team of Black Bulls Football Club Uzbekistan, which played for the first time in Nepal, has reached the final of the 24th Aha-Rara Pokhara Gold Cup after defeating the five-time champion Three Star Club. The Black Bulls confirmed the final meeting with the Nepal Police Club after defeating Three Star by a margin of 4-0 at the Pokhara Stadium on Thursday.
Kuvonchbek Olimov, Savkatzon Satorov, Asilbek Orifzonov and Saidzamol Davlatzonov scored 1-1 in Black Bulls' victory. From the beginning of the game, the Uzbek team kept Threestar under pressure. Olimov scored a goal in the 24th minute of the game and took the lead. In the 58th minute of the game, Asilbek scored a goal by beating two defenders of Three Star from another player Islamzon's cross. In the 63rd minute of the game, Satorov widened the lead by scoring a goal. He advanced the ball from outside the box and scored an attractive goal from inside the penalty box, surprising three players of Three Star. Three Star goalkeeper Abhishek Baral had no chance to save. In the 87th minute of the game, Saidzamol added another goal and ended the chances of Three Star. Asilbek Orifjonov became the player of the match.
Black Bulls defeated India's Thunderbolt North United 3-0 in the quarterfinals in Aha-Rara and entered the semi-finals. He played the semi-final after defeating the former runner-up Three Star Machindra. The final match between Black Bulls and Police will be played on Saturday.
