Footballers of Turkmenbashy's «Shagadam» won against «Ashgabat» - 1:0 in the match of the 9^th round of the Turkmenistan Championship among clubs of the top league.

The game took place in the city of Turkmenbashy.

The fate of the match was decided by a goal scored in the 3^rd minute by Mekan Ashyrov.

The guests finished the game in the minority after Tirkishmyrat Sarymyradov was sent off in the 67^th minute for two yellow cards.

The first round match between these teams also ended with a victory for «Shagadam» - 3:2.

After nine matches played, «Shagadam» with 15 points is very close to the leading three, lagging behind «Altyn Asyr» in third place by 1 point and «Arkadag» and «Ahal» sharing the first two places by 3 points. At the same time, «Altyn Asyr» and «Ahal» played 8 games each, and «Arkadag» played six matches.

In another match of the 9^th round, the capital's «Kopetdag» won its first victory in the 2025 Turkmenistan Championship, beating «Merv» in Mary - 1:0. The winning goal in stoppage time in the 92^nd minute was scored by Bayramgeldi Gulmayev. The result of this match allowed the team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan to reduce the gap with «Merv», which is in seventh place, to 2 points.

The final match of the 9^th round between the teams «Ahal» and «Arkadag» was postponed to one of the reserve days due to the preparation of the national champion for the final of the AFC Challenge League.