9th round of the Turkmenistan Football Championship started with three matches in Ashgabat and Turkmenbashi cities. In two matches of them the goals were scored from penalty.
In Ashgabat «Kopetdag» and «Merv» exchanged direct shots from penalty by Begench Alamov (35th minute) from the guest’s team and Shiri Annayev (56th) of the home team.
In the match between «Shagadamа» and «Nebitchi» in Turkmenbashi city the Balkan debri was ended with penalty for handball by Resul Mahmudov in the penalty area of the home team. A penalty by Azat Karajayev (40th minute) was perfect.
In the 56th minute, “Shagadam” remained in the minority due to the removal for two yellow cards by Resul Mahmudov and was unable to recoup in the remaining time
After this victory, «Nebitchi» with 10 points takes the fifth place. And the bronze medalist of last national championship «Shagadam» (17 points), which failed again, missed a chance to beat the leaders– «Ahal» and «Altyn Asyr» (by 18 points), which fill play with each other.
In another match of the 9th round the foorball players of «Ashgabat» in the capital scored five goals and won by shut out the team from Mary «Energetik» which has 4 points. I the winner’s team Kurbangeldy Sahedov had net double (53rd and 60th minute), and then excelled Shatlyk Kurbanov (18th), Dovran Hojamamedov (80th) and Meylis Gaylyev (87th).
It's fair to say, that from 41st minute «Energetik» played with ten players after deletions in to warnings of Serdar Annamamedov.
After this victory the team of the famous football player of Ashgabat’s «Kolkhozchi», and now a honored coach of Turkmenistan Said Seidov with 9 points take the sixth place, 2 points behind the fourth-placed «Kopetdag».
