Defeat at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium would have seen an end to Luis Felipe Scolari's side's continental adventure and they fell behind in the 38th minute of the Group B encounter when Joao Victor brought down Abdelmalek Ziaya in the box and Mohammed Noor sent keeper Ignatiy Nesterov the wrong way from the spot.

Bunyodkor levelled in the 62nd minute as Server Djeparov picked out Denilson unmarked in the box with an exquisite crossfield pass and although the Brazilian badly scuffed his shot Soliev - who had only been on the pitch for around a minute - was fortunately on hand at the back post to sidefoot home.

Leaders Zob Ahan suffered a shock defeat as Hassan Amin's 71st-minute goal saw Al Wahda pick up their first points of the campaign.

Amin struck the winner at Al Nahyan Stadium when he embarked on a run from inside his own half before beating Abbas Ghasem from distance. Al Wahda also hit the post three times as they inflicted the Iranians' first defeat in the Asian Champions League.

The results means Zob Ahan, Al Ittihad and Bunyodkor can all progress to the knockout stage ahead of the final round of matches in two weeks' time. Al Wahda had already been eliminated.