Chilean Jose Luis Villanueva drew the first blood for the current Uzbekistan League leaders on a Victor Karpenko cross in the 16th minute. The ace striker turned provider ten minutes later when his pass found Shavkat Salomov inside the area who easily tapped the ball in to make it 2-0.

Artur Gevorkian reduced the deficit for Shurtan five minutes before the breather.

The AFC Champions League quarter-finalists will face the winner of Nasaf and Khorezm in the semi-final. ACL ever-presents Pakhtakor will meet Bukhara while Neftchi will take on Kyzylkum in other last eight encounters.