On the main arena of sports complex “Ashgabat” in the match of elimination cycle of the Cup of Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Turkmen team “Altyn asyr” was inferior to the team “Al Sagr” from Yemen with minimum score 1:0.
It is worth reminding that in the elimination cycle, the opponents competed for the group stage of the Cup of AFC. The day before, the owner of the Cup of the country – 2014, the silver prizewinner of Turkmenistan’s Championship of the last year “Ahal” won a victory over the Kyrgyz club “Dordoy” with a score of a goal to nil. And now, it will try to gain a victory in the game with “Fanja” team from Oman to be held on February 17 in the motherland of our opponents. The second victory will provide our team the access to the group stage of the competition.
Ashgabat team “Altyn asyr” missed today such opportunity. On the 62nd minute, the attack of “Altyn asyr” turned to the counterattack of the guests: the forward of Yemen team run away from Turkmen fullbacks and directed a ball to the corner of goal with exact kick. In the remain time, in spite of persistent attempts of the Turkmen football players, the score has not been changed…
Football players of “Altyn asyr”, who were out of further fight, have to rehabilitate before numerous fans of this club in the match for Super Bowl of Turkmenistan, where the same aforementioned “Ahal” will become the opponent of the residents of Ashgabat.
It is worth reminding that in the elimination cycle, the opponents competed for the group stage of the Cup of AFC. The day before, the owner of the Cup of the country – 2014, the silver prizewinner of Turkmenistan’s Championship of the last year “Ahal” won a victory over the Kyrgyz club “Dordoy” with a score of a goal to nil. And now, it will try to gain a victory in the game with “Fanja” team from Oman to be held on February 17 in the motherland of our opponents. The second victory will provide our team the access to the group stage of the competition.
Ashgabat team “Altyn asyr” missed today such opportunity. On the 62nd minute, the attack of “Altyn asyr” turned to the counterattack of the guests: the forward of Yemen team run away from Turkmen fullbacks and directed a ball to the corner of goal with exact kick. In the remain time, in spite of persistent attempts of the Turkmen football players, the score has not been changed…
Football players of “Altyn asyr”, who were out of further fight, have to rehabilitate before numerous fans of this club in the match for Super Bowl of Turkmenistan, where the same aforementioned “Ahal” will become the opponent of the residents of Ashgabat.
