Amman: Jordan and Uzbekistan played out a scrappy 1-1 draw in the first leg of their World Cup Asia zone qualifying play-off on a terrible pitch in Amman yesterday.
The Uzbeks started brightly and had the best of possession and chances, only to fall behind to a Musab Al Laham goal in the 30th minute when the midfielder neatly slotted home after clever Jordanian passing.
The Uzbeks grabbed a vital away goal five minutes later, though, when their captain Server Djeparov exchanged passes with Jasur Khasanov before firing home a low left-foot drive from inside the area.REUTERS
