In the 17th round of the Turkmenistan Premier League, ‘Arkadag’ Football Club confirmed its dominant status by securing its third victory over ‘Altyn Asyr’ in the current season. The match ended with a score of 5:2 in favour of the reigning AFC Challenge League winner. This was reported by the online publication ‘Turkmenistan: Golden age’.

The winners' goals were scored by G. Annagulyev (18th minute), B. Akmamedov (31st minute), A. Atayev (40th minute), Sh. Tirkishov (45+1) and D. Durdyev (81st minute). ‘Altyn Asyr’s goals were scored by A. Annamyradov (42nd minute) and H. Hojovov (60th minute from a penalty kick).

After this victory, ‘Arkadag’ occupies an ideal position in the tournament, having scored 54 points in 18 matches. The closest pursuer, ‘Ahal’, trails the leader by 23 points and has three matches left to play due to its participation in the AFC Champions League qualifiers.