Turkmen "Merv" won the match against Tajik "Khujand"

The match between the Turkmen soccer club "Merv" and the team from Tajikistan "Khujand" was held, which ended with a 2:1 victory for the Turkmen athletes. This is reported by the Internet edition "Turkmenistan: Golden Age".

The victory in the last game gave the Turkmen team a ticket to the group stage of the AFC Cup.
Mukam Nazzyev and Murad Ovezmuradov scored goals. Footballers of "Merv" were able to hold the advantage until the end of the match. This victory allowed the club to enter the group round of the AFC Cup for the first time in its history.

At this stage, the opponents of the team from the city of Mary in the Central Zone will be Ravshan (Tajikistan), Altyn Asyr (Turkmenistan) and Abdysh-Ata (Kyrgyzstan). The AFC Cup group stage will begin September 20 and end December 14. Only the winner of the group stage will advance to the next stage of the tournament.