«Merv» beat «Alai» in the first half in the preliminary round of the AFC Cup
In Mary, the preliminary round match of the second most important club tournament in Asia - the AFC Cup-2023/24 between the Turkmen "Merv" and the Kyrgyz "Alay" began.
According to the results of the first half, "Merv" leads with a score of 1:0. Musa Khudainazarov scored the only goal in the Mary club in the 13th minute.
The optimal squads put forward by both teams allowed 10,000 people to enjoy open football already at the start of the match.
The game, which took place on the half of the field of the Mary club in the first five minutes, smoothly flowed to the gates of the Kyrgyz club. The first dangerous moment overtook Alai in the 8th minute. Mukam Nasyrov struck from outside the penalty area, but shot higher.
The next episode happened a few minutes later, when Musa Khudainazarov hit the target, but hit the defender. However, the 17th number of "Merv" was still destined to hit the gates of "Alay".
On the 13th minute, the Mary team earned a corner. Nasyrov made a delightful serve, and Khudainazarov turned his head in time, as if cutting the ball into the goal.
Further, "Merv" sat down on the defensive, coming out of there with dangerous counterattacks. Alai's attacks ended with serves from the flank, which became an easy warm-up for Merv's goalkeeper Merdan Saparov.
The goalkeeper of Mary had to enter the game towards the end of the first half, when a player from the Kyrgyz club struck the far corner of the goal. Saparov moved the ball to the corner with his fingertips.
In the second half, "Merv" will continue to demonstrate a well-coordinated game in order to defeat the opponent, and reach the next stage of the preliminary round of the AFC Cup, where the Tajik "Khujand" awaits the winner.
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