Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Ashgabat: A first-half goal was enough for Turkmenistan to go level with Guam in the Group D standings following the Central Asians’ 1-0 victory over the Matao in Tuesday’s FIFA World Cup 2018/AFC Asian Cup 2019 joint-qualifying clash.
Guvanch Abylov broke the deadlock for the second successive match at the Kopetdag Stadium as he followed up his ninth-minute opener in last week’s 2-1 win over India with Turkmenistan’s first with 16 minutes played.
The FC Hazyna midfielder’s first-half effort transpired to be the only goal of the game as the two-time AFC Challenge Cup runners-up joined Guam on seven points after five Group D matches.
The group winners and four best runners-up (total 12 teams) will advance to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals and the final round of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The next best 24 teams from the preliminary stage of the joint qualifiers will compete in a separate competition for the remaining slots (12 slots or 11 slots + 1 slot for the host) in the 24-team 2019 Asian Cup.
Next Matches:
12/11/15 India v Guam
12/11/15 Iran v Turkmenistan