weighty application for reaching the semi-finals of the Cup of Turkmenistan-2022 on football was made by the Turkmenbashi "Shagadam" and the capital's clubs "Altyn Asyr" and "Kopetdag". In the first matches of the 1/4 finals, they prevailed over their rivals.
The current owner of the trophy "Shagadam" won away from the Mary "Energetik" - 3:1. The winners scored: Mekan Ashirov (23rd minute), Kerim Khodjaberdiyev (54th) and Akmamed Metdayev (83rd). The losers have a goal on the account of Meilis Durdyev (60th).
The reigning champion of Turkmenistan "Altyn Asyr" in a home match crushed the Balkanabat "Nebitchi" - 4:0. The fate of this meeting was already decided in the first half, when all four balls were in the gates of the guests. Ikhlas Toyjanov scored a double for the hosts (14th and 19th minutes) and Akhmet Ataev (32nd) and Begenchmurad Muradov (33rd) scored once each.
Both teams ended the game with incomplete squads. First, in the 86th minute, Nebitchi defender Serdar Annaorazov was sent off for two yellow cards, and 2 minutes later, having received a second warning, Altyn Asyr footballer Murad Annaev left the field.
"Kopetdag" in the capital's derby beat "Ashgabat" - 3:2. It is noteworthy that in the course of the game the team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan was losing - 0:1 after an accurate shot in the 7th minute by Merdan Mukhadov. However, then the wards of Tofig Shukurov seized the initiative and scored three goals into the opponent's goal. Ikhlas Saparmamedov scored a double at the 28th and 32nd minutes. Another goal scored by the club's top scorer Begench Akmamedov (61st). Having scored a brace in the 73rd minute, Ashgabat football player Merdan Mukhadov reduced the gap in the score to a minimum. But the visiting team failed to escape defeat.
Recall that in the first quarter-final match, the leader of the national championship "Ahal" at the capital's stadium "Nisa" beat "Merv" - 2:1 and also made an application to enter the next round of the tournament.
The return quarter-final matches of the Cup of Turkmenistan-2022 will be held on September 21.
