Ahal defeated Kopetdag in the match of the 3rd round of the Turkmenistan Football Championship among Major League teams.

The meeting in Goktepe etrap ended with a score of 4:0 in favor of the hosts. The goals were scored by Dayanch Meredov (23rd minute), Gurban Annayev (35th), Suleyman Kadirov (76th, own goal) and Yakupmuhammet Govshudov (90+3).

Ahal, which has a match in reserve, scored 6 points and rose to second place in the standings, two points ahead of Merv and Nebichi. Kopetdag takes the last, 8th place, with zero points.

In the other matches of the day, Nebichi drew with Shagadam at home (0-0), while Merv shared points with Ashgabat (0-0) on the road.