On Saturday, at the 'Nisa' stadium in Ashgabat, the football club 'Arkadag' defeated the experimental squad of the Turkmenistan national team in a friendly match with a score of 2:0. The goals were scored by Resul Hodjaev in the 28th minute and Begench Akmammedov in the 82nd minute, despite the team playing with ten men from the 74th minute after Abdy Byashimov was sent off.

The head coach of the national team, Mergen Orazov, used this game to test the team's immediate reserves, not calling up the leaders for the match. Despite having a numerical advantage at the end of the game, the Turkmenistan national team could not change the course of the match. Moreover, in the 76th minute, 'Arkadag' goalkeeper Kakageldy Berdyev saved a penalty taken by Ilyas Charyev.

For the team from the 'smart' city, this match was an important preparation ahead of the upcoming group stage of the AFC Challenge League, which will be held in Kuwait. 'Arkadag' will face FC 'Maziya' on October 26, 'Abdysh-Ata' on October 29, and 'Al-Arabi' on November 1