The first defeat in the 2022 Turkmenistan Football Championship was suffered by «Ahal», losing in the 27th round in Mary to «Merv» - 2:3.
Prior to this game, the team of the Main Department «Turkmennebitonumleri», which won the first championship title ahead of schedule, did not lose 26 matches in a row in the national championship.
During the meeting, which took place at the local stadium «Sport Toplumy», Mergen Orazov's wards equalized the score twice, but could not avoid defeat. The winners scored: Orazberdi Myradov (10th minute), Begench Alamov (23rd - from the penalty spot) and Amangeldi Saparov (48th). The losers have goals on account of Resul Hojayev (15th) and Didar Durdyyev (45+2 - from the penalty spot).
After this victory, «Merv» retained the third place in the standings with 43 points. «Kopetdag» is 1 point behind, having taken the upper hand at home over Turkmenbashy's «Shagadam» - 2:0. Bagtyyar Gurgenov (61st minute) and Shamammet Hydyrov (90+2) brought victory to the team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan.
The fate of the bronze medals of the championship of Turkmenistan-2022 will be decided in the last round, in which «Merv» and «Kopetdag» will play away against the Turkmenbashy «Shagadam» and the Mary «Energetik», respectively.
The ex-champion of Turkmenistan «Altyn Asyr», who secured silver medals, won in the capital derby against «Ashgabat» - 3:0. The team of the agency «Turkmenaragatnashyk» broke the opponent's resistance only in the second half, scoring all three goals. They were chalked up to Zafar Babajanov (48th minute), Myrat Annayev (75th - from the penalty spot) and Nurmyrat Rozyyev (87th).
In the match of outsiders, in which «Nebitchi» and «Energetik» met in Balkanabat, the main events unfolded at the end of the meeting. At the 87th minute, the guests remained in the minority due to the removal of Musa Nurnazarov for 2 yellow cards. And after 2 minutes, Maksat Chagbalyyev converted the numerical majority by scoring the winning goal. Thanks to this victory, «Nebitchi» left the last place, ahead of «Energetik» by 2 points.
A round before the end of the national championship, Didar Durdyyev («Ahal») strengthened the lead in the scorers' dispute with 25 goals (4 from penalties). Alibek Abdyrahmanov («Merv») is in the second position with 21 goals (5 from penalties). Begench Akmammedov («Kopetdag») closes the top three with 19 goals (3 from penalties).
