Another major victory was won by «Arkadag» in the championship of Turkmenistan on football among the clubs of the major league.

In the opening match of the 9^th round, which was held at the capital's stadium «Nisa», the debutant of the national championship, representing the city of the same name of state importance under construction 30 kilometers from the capital, confidently defeated the current champion of Turkmenistan «Ahal» - 5:2.

The score was opened in the 23^rd minute from the penalty spot by the best scorer of Arkadag and last year's championship of Turkmenistan Didar Durdyyev. After 5 minutes, Begmyrat Bayov doubled the result. In the 39^th minute, Meylis Diniyev returned one goal, and the teams went to the break with the score 2:1 in favour of «Arkadag».

On 52^nd minutes, Didar Durdyyev increased the advantage of the nominal hosts to 3:1. On the 57^th - Ybrayym Mammedov developed the success to 4:1. Two minutes later, Begench Mamiyev reduced the gap to two goals. And Didar Durdyyev set the final score in the 78^th minute.

Having scored a hat-trick, Didar Durdyev with 12 goals further strengthened his leadership in the dispute of scorers. Football players of «Altyn Asyr» Myrat Annayev and Vahit Orazsahedov are 7 goals behind him.

Having won the eighth consecutive victory, «Arkadag» scored the maximum number of points (24) and strengthened its leading position. «Altyn Asyr» and «Kopetdag» are 10 points behind him, but they played 1 match less.

The 9^th round will end with matches: «Ashgabat» - «Kopetdag», «Nebitchi» - «Merv», «Energetik» - «Altyn Asyr».