The footballers of "Ahal" won against Mary’s "Merv" 2-0 in the 21st round of the Turkmenistan Higher League Championship. The game took place in Ashgabat at the "Nisa" stadium.

The victory for Velsakhet Ovezov's team was secured by Dayanch Meredov’s goal in the 15th minute and an own goal by Shazada Byashimov in the 46th minute.

"Ahal" has now beaten "Merv" three times this season. In the first round, the team of the Turkmennebitonumleri Main Directorate achieved a narrow away victory of 1-0, and in the second round at home, they defeated Merv with a decisive 5-1 score.

After the 2-0 victory over "Merv," "Ahal" accumulated 43 points, moving to a clear second place. "Altyn Asyr" has 40 points, but they have a home match against Turkmenbashi’s "Shagadam" to conclude the 21st round of the Turkmenistan Football Championship.

In previous matches of this round, "Arkadag" won against Balkanabat’s "Nebitchi" 5-1, "Ashgabat" and "Kopetdag" drew 1-1 in the capital derby.