The current champion of the Turkmenistan Premier League, Arkadag, defeated the champion of the Kyrgyz Republic, Abdysh-Ata, in the second round of the AFC Challenge League.
The match took place on Tuesday in Kuwait and ended with a 2:0 victory for Arkadag. The goals were scored by Shamammet Hydyrov (27th minute) and Abdy Byashimov (49).
Thanks to this victory, Vladimir Bayramov’s team scored 6 points and took the clear first place in Group B.
In the final, third round, the matches of which will take place on November 1, Arkadag will play against the Al-Arabi team from Kuwait, and Abdysh-Ata will meet the Maldivian club Maziya.
The AFC Challenge League is the third most important club tournament in Asia.