Ï «Arkadag» crushes «Shagadam» and catches up with the leader
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«Arkadag» crushes «Shagadam» and catches up with the leader

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The «Arkadag» players won the third consecutive victory in the championship of Turkmenistan among the major league clubs. After success in matches with «Merv» - 2:1 and «Kopetdag» - 4:0, the debutant of the national championship, representing the city of the same name under construction 30 kilometers from the Turkmen capital, defeated the Turkmenbashi «Shagadam» in the 4th round - 4:0.

The game was held at the capital's stadium «Nisa» and at first did not portend any defeat. In the first half, the guests successfully held back the opponent's attacks until, shortly before the break, an 11-meter free kick was assigned to their goal. The penalty kick in the 43rd minute was clearly realized by the top scorer of last year's national championship Didar Durdyyev. He scored a brace in the 53rd minute.

In the 82nd minute, Mihail Titov, who came on as a substitute in the second half, scored the third goal and successfully closed a cross from the right flank. And Yhlas Toyjanov set the final score by sending the fourth ball into the «Shagadam» goal in the 88th minute.

After scoring 9 points after this victory, «Arkadag» caught up with «Kopetdag», which had been leading before. At the same time, «Arkadag», which remains the only team in the championship that has not lost a single point, played one match less.

The third and fourth places are shared by «Altyn Asyr» and «Nebitchi» having 7 points each.

«Ashgabat» moved up to the fifth position with 6 points, having scored a guest victory over the Mary «Energetik» - 1:0. Shatlyk Gurbanov scored the decisive goal in the 38th minute.

Next came «Ahal», «Energetik» and «Merv», which have 3 points each. Closes the standings «Shagadam», which after four games has no points yet.

The 5th round of the championship of Turkmenistan on football will begin on the 4th of May with the matches «Kopetdag» - «Altyn Asyr» and «Shagadam» - «Ahal», and will end with the meetings «Ashgabat» - «Arkadag» and «Nebitchi» - «Energetik».