Football club “Ahal”, which is located in Kartepe (Türkiye) to prepare for the new season, played a friendly match with the team “Al-Faisaly” from Saudi Arabia.
The champion of Turkmenistan managed to pull out a victory with a score of 3:2 despite the fact that he was losing in the first half. Elman Tagayev scored two goals against the opponent, and the third was added by Alibek Abdyrahmanov, who scored his debut goal for “Ahal”.
“Al Faisaly” is a Saudi Arabian football club that was founded in 1954. Last season he played in the second most prestigious division of his country.
Earlier, “Ahal” has already played one friendly match within the framework of the training camp. He played a draw with “Al-Adalah” (2:2), which is headed by the former head coach of the Turkmenistan national team Ante Mishe.
“Ahal” is preparing to participate in the AFC Champions League and the resumption of the current season of the Major League of Turkmenistan on football. In the near future, the champion of the country is scheduled for two more friendly matches against the Qatari “Umm Salal” and the Kuwaiti “Al-Arabi”.