The champion of Turkmenistan, the Arkadag football club, lost away to Kuwaiti Al-Arabi in the first semi-final match of the AFC Challenge League.

The match, which took place in Kuwait City, ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of the home team. Christopher John (72nd minute) and Salman Al Awali (90+4) scored for the winners.

The return match will take place in Arkadag on April 16.

Recall that on the way to the semi-finals, the Turkmen club confidently overcame the quarter-final barrier, beating Indian East Bengal with a total score of 3:1. Al-Arabi made it to the semi-finals, beating Oman's Al-Seeb with a total score of 3:2.