The national team of Turkmenistan reached the semifinal of the AFC Challenge Cup held in Katmandu. The Turkmen team achieved this success for the second time in the history of the continental tournament defeating 3-0 the national team of Nepal in the Group A final match.
It was enough for our team to draw the game to reach the semifinal. Bu the national team of Turkmenistan was all geared up for attack and opened the score 1-0 in the seventh minute. In the 79th minute, fullback of the host team B. Mahardjan doubled the score 2-0. G. Hangeldiev set the final score 3-0 in the 89th minute.
In the semifinal the Turkmen team will play versus the Philippines. Three years ago, within the framework of the AFC Challenge Cup Qualification Tournament in the Maldives, the national team of Turkmenistan decisively defeated 5-0 the Philippines.
The winner of the honorary trophy will play in the final of the 2015 Asia Cup in Australia.
It was enough for our team to draw the game to reach the semifinal. Bu the national team of Turkmenistan was all geared up for attack and opened the score 1-0 in the seventh minute. In the 79th minute, fullback of the host team B. Mahardjan doubled the score 2-0. G. Hangeldiev set the final score 3-0 in the 89th minute.
In the semifinal the Turkmen team will play versus the Philippines. Three years ago, within the framework of the AFC Challenge Cup Qualification Tournament in the Maldives, the national team of Turkmenistan decisively defeated 5-0 the Philippines.
The winner of the honorary trophy will play in the final of the 2015 Asia Cup in Australia.
