The postponed match of the 20th round between the teams «Arkadag» and «Ashgabat» starts the third round of the Turkmenistan Football Championship among the clubs of the top league today.
The two-time champion of the country, representing the city of Arkadag of national importance, emerged as the winner of the first half of the national football championship. In the postponed match of the 10th round, which ended the second round of the Turkmenistan Championship, Vladimir Bayramov's team won with a large score of 7:3 on their home field against the finalist of the AFC Cup-2018 Ashgabat «Altyn Asyr».
Begench Akmammedov scored twice for «Arkadag» (21st and 35th minutes), and Altymyrat Annadurdyyev (18th), Shanazar Tirkishov (37th), Shamammet Hydyrov (61st), and Didar Durdyyev (72nd – penalty) scored once each. Another goal was scored against the visitors in the 46th minute by «Altyn Asyr» defender Shohrat Soyunov, who cut the ball into his own net. Suleyman Muhadov (25th), Rakhman Myratberdiyev (53rd) and Veyisgeldi Orazdurdyyev (68th) scored three goals for the losers.
Having won all 14 matches, «Arkadag» confidently leads with a 100% score – 42 points. «Ahal» is 14 points behind. «Altyn Asyr» closes out the top three with 25 points, ahead of Turkmenbashy's «Shagadam», which has the same number of points, in additional indicators.
Before the start of the third round, «Arkadag» footballers Begench Akmammedov and Didar Durdyyev are leading the race of scorers with 11 goals. Their teammate Altymyrat Annadurdyyev is 1 goal behind them. Next in the sniper race with 5 goals scored are: Yhlas Saparmammedov («Arkadag»), Meylis Diniyev («Ahal») and Zafar Babajanov («Altyn Asyr»). Abdyresul Abdyyev («Merv») and Mekan Ashyrov («Shagadam») have 4 goals each. Elman Tagayev, Dayanch Meredov (both «Ahal»), Velmyrat Ballakov, Shanazar Tirkishov (both «Arkadag»), Suleyman Muhadov, Selim Nurmyradov (both «Altyn Asyr»), Yhlas Magtymov («Shagadam») and Bashim Gurbanberdiyev («Ashgabat») scored 3 goals each.
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