The «Arkadag» players finished their performance in the Turkmenistan Championship among major league clubs with a 100% result, having won the Ashgabat «Kopetdag» 3:0 in the rescheduled away match of the 26th round.
The game took place at the capital's «Nisa» stadium.
If for «Arkadag», which became the national champion four rounds before the end of the national championship, this match had no tournament significance, then «Kopetdag», if won, could push «Ashgabat» out of fifth place.
However, this did not happen. The fate of the meeting was decided in the first half, when two goals were scored against «Kopetdag». Altymyrat Annadurdyyev scored a double in the 31st and 39th minutes. In the 50th minute, Mekan Saparov scored the third goal, setting the final score.
In this way, the debutant of the national championship, representing the city of «Arkadag» of national significance, completed his performance in the championship without losing a single point in 24 matches. Based on the results of all meetings, the team scored 72 points with a goal difference of 83-17. The club's top scorer with 27 goals was Didar Durdyyev.
In another match of the 25th round, held in parallel in the city of Turkmenbashy, the capital's «Altyn Asyr», which secured silver medals, snatched a victory from Shagadam in injury time - 2:1. In the third minute added to the first half, visiting striker Vahit Orazsahedov opened the scoring. On the 57th, Ihlas Magtymov restored the balance – 1:1. And in the 95th minute, Vahit Orazsahedov scored a double and brought victory to the team of the «Turkmenaragatnashyk» agency.
«Altyn Asyr» had 50 points after this game. «Shagadam», which is in 8th place in the standings, has 14.
The fate of the bronze medals will be decided in an absentee dispute between the Balkanabat «Nebitchi» and «Ahal», which is 2 points behind it. Both clubs have two games left before the end of the championship: «Nebitchi» will play at home against Mary «Energetik» and Turkmenbashi «Shagadam», and «Ahal» will play away against «Shagadam» and «Altyn Asyr».