Two matches in Ashgabat kicked off the 4th round of the championship of Turkmenistan on football among clubs of the highest league.
Silver and bronze winners of last year's championship, Altyn Asyr and Merv, met at the stadium in the Buzmeyinsky etrap of the capital. The first half was held in an equal fight. To the surprise of the local fans, the guests in the 15th minute, thanks to the efforts of Musa Nurnazarov, took the lead - 1:0.
The hosts made a lot of efforts to win back the goal, but they were able to do it only in the 36th minute after an accurate shot by Vakhit Orazsahedov.
After the break, the vice-champion played more productively in attack. Lucky for him was the 58th minute, where Vakhit Orazsahedov scored a brace and put Altyn Asyr ahead - 2:1. The second double fell on Murad Annaev, who scored two more goals in the 80th from the penalty spot and 90 minutes, bringing the team of the agency "Turkmenaragatnashyk" a strong-willed victory - 4:1.
After this game, "Altyn Asyr" moved up to the second line of the standings with 7 points. Nebitchi has the same number of points, which dropped to the third position due to the worst difference between goals scored and conceded.
In another match, which was held in parallel at the Nisa stadium, Ahal and Kopetdag played. Here the main events unfolded in the second half. It is noteworthy that in this meeting, only Ahal players scored goals, and the last two scored in their own net. At the 61st minute, Amir Gurbani brought "Akhal" forward - 1:0. However, the subsequent two own goals by Shokhrat Soyunov (67th) and Furkat Tursunov (76th) brought Kopetdag a strong-willed victory - 2:1.
This is the third consecutive defeat of the reigning champion Ahal, which has fallen to sixth place, which will represent Turkmenistan in the AFC Champions League this year.
As for Kopetdag, having scored 9 points after four meetings, he regained his leadership.
The 5th round will end with the matches Energetik - Ashgabat and Arkadag - Shagadam.
Recall that today Arkadag remains the only team in the national championship that has not lost a single point. After two games, the debutant of the championship of Turkmenistan has 6 points and fourth place in the standings.
