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Football club “Altyn Asyr” of the “Turkmenaragatnashyk” Agency won against “Ashgabat” with a score of 3:1 in the postponed match of the 24th round of the Turkmenistan Premier League. The game took place in the Buzmeyin etrap of Ashgabat at the “Sport toplumy” stadium, FFT reports.
The match remained goalless for a long time until Murad Annayev opened the scoring with a penalty in the 78th minute. Vakhyt Orazsahedov increased “Altyn Asyr's” advantage in the 85th minute, and just a few minutes later Annayev scored a double, also converting a penalty. “Ashgabat” managed to score a consolation goal in the final minutes of the match thanks to the efforts of Shamurad Mammedov.
This victory permitted “Altyn Asyr” to return to second place in the championship. The team has 52 points, the same number as third-placed “Ahal”. “Ashgabat” remains in seventh place with 18 points after 24 matches.
The tournament leader, “Arkadag”, as previously reported, beat “Nebitchi” in the postponed match of the 28th round 5:1 and became the champion of Turkmenistan ahead of schedule.
In the next round, “Ashgabat” will host “Shagadam” on October 16, and the match between “Altyn Asyr” and “Arkadag” has been postponed to a reserve date due to the teams' participation in international Asian club tournaments.