After a quiet opening quarter of an hour, Kairat Zhyrgalbek tried to find an opening for the Kyrgyz side, powering his way into the box, but he fired wide on the rebound after his initial shot was blocked by a defender.
Turkmenistan international Altymyrat Annadurdyyev responded minutes later for Altyn Asyr, cutting inside from the left and attempting a shot from a narrow angle at the near post, but his ball hit the wrong side of the netting.
Anton Zemlianukhin came close to breaking the deadlock halfway through the opening 45 minutes, but his first-time shot narrowly missed the target.
Just as the fourth official announced a minute of added time, Zemlianukhin’s shot from outside the box was deflected off an Altyn Asyr defender and into the path of Orazsakhedov who kept his composure and finished the chance to send Dordoi into the dressing room with a one-goal advantage.
In the second half, it was Dordoi who held the majority of possession. Farhat Musabekov tested Altyn Asyr goalkeeper Mamed Orazmuhamedov from distance but the latter stood tall and made the save.
Musabekov then turned provider, setting up Orazsakhedov with an intelligent pass inside the box, but the number 26 could not add to his earlier goal.
The visitors slowly grew into the match and after misses from Selim Nurmuradov and Annadurdyyev, their attacking intent was finally rewarded with a goal five minutes from time.
A free-kick situation for Dordoi in the final third quickly turned into a counter-attack for Altyn Asyr who created a 4 v 3 situation at the other end within seconds.
Goalkeeper Pavel Matiash did well to deny Begmyrat Bayov then Annadurdyyev who pounced on the spilled ball, but there was very little the Dordoi goalkeeper could do in the face of Annasahedov’s follow through which nestled into the back of the net, rescuing a valuable point for the Turkmen side.
Altyn Asyr welcome Istiklol on April 17, while Dordoi’s Matchday Two fixture sees a trip to Khujand in Tajikistan.
