Football players of Turkmenbashy’s Shagadam won against Ashgabat – 1:0 in the match of the 9th 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 3rd minute by Mekan Ashyrov.
The guests finished the game in the minority after Tirkishmyrat Sarymyradov was sent off in the 67th 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 9th 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 92nd 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 9th 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.
