Eight teams from Ashgabat and all the velayats of the country gathered the Futsal Cup of Turkmenistan among women, which started in the Olympic village of the capital.
At the first stage of the tournament, its participants are divided into two groups. Group «A» was formed by: «Altyn Tach» (Ashgabat), «Olimp» (Mary velayat), «Miras» (Lebap velayat) and «Dashoguz» (Dashoguz velayat). Group «B» - «Ashgabat» (Ashgabat), «Nokat» (Lebap velayat), «Ahal» (Ahal velayat) and «Balkan» (Balkan velayat).
After two rounds, «Altyn tach» and «Olimp» took the lead in group «A» with 4 points. In the first round, these teams played each other in a draw - 2:2, in the second - «Altyn tach» won against «Dashoguz» with a devastating score of 11:1, and «Olimp» confidently defeated «Miras» - 6:0. «Miras» is one point behind the leaders, having beaten «Dashoguz» - 6:2.
In group «B» all teams scored one victory and scored 3 points each. In the first round «Ashgabat» beat «Balkan» - 3:1, «Ahal» outplayed «Nokat» - 3:2 with a minimum margin, and in the second - «Ashgabat» lost to «Nokat» - 0:1, and «Balkan» took the upper hand over «Ahal» - 2:1.
The top two teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals.
The tournament will end on the 27th of March with the final match, in which the winner of the Turkmenistan Futsal Cup among women's teams will be determined.
