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Rahman Myratberdiyew’s first-half brace and a stunning goal from Resul Rovshenmyradov at the Changlimithang Stadium put the Turkmenistan side level on six points with Oman's Al Shabab Club.
Bhutan’s Paro, meanwhile, fell to their second straight defeat despite again fighting until the final whistle.
Bhutan’s Paro, meanwhile, fell to their second straight defeat despite again fighting until the final whistle.
The hosts put Altyn Asyr under pressure in the fourth minute when Abayomi Fakunle’s header from close range forced Dovletyar Berdiyev into a full-length save while Evans Asante rounded the keeper on the right a minute later but failed to finish.
Myratberdiyew, however, halted Paro’s momentum in the ninth minute by picking up a loose ball in the area and firing past a lunging Jeffrey Baltus for the opening goal.
Myratberdiyew, however, halted Paro’s momentum in the ninth minute by picking up a loose ball in the area and firing past a lunging Jeffrey Baltus for the opening goal.
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Recently crowned Bhutan Premier League champions for a record sixth time, Paro pulled level six minutes later when an unmarked Riku Ichimura went low to chest the ball in from just outside the six-yard box following a superb pass from Fakunle.
Ichimura again shook off the Altyn Asyr defence to force Berdiyev into an acrobatic save in the 33rd minute, the keeper then going low to collect a Tenzin Norbu attempt in a crowded goalmouth moments later.
Ichimura again shook off the Altyn Asyr defence to force Berdiyev into an acrobatic save in the 33rd minute, the keeper then going low to collect a Tenzin Norbu attempt in a crowded goalmouth moments later.
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Myratberdiyew stopped Paro in their tracks once more when he collected a pass from Abdyrahman Annamyradov down the left flank, weaved past the defence and drilled home into the bottom left past a rooted Baltus to give his side the lead going into the break.
A stop-start beginning to the second half saw three Paro players yellow-carded within the space of 10 minutes but they pulled themselves together, with substitute Rassoul Ba going close with consecutive headers from close range and Asante booting over the bar.
A stop-start beginning to the second half saw three Paro players yellow-carded within the space of 10 minutes but they pulled themselves together, with substitute Rassoul Ba going close with consecutive headers from close range and Asante booting over the bar.
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Altyn Asyr, to their credit, soaked up the pressure and netted their third out of nowhere in the 73rd minute when Resul Rovshenmyradov robbed the ball from a defender and sent a screamer from more than 35 yards that went beyond Baltus.
Altyn Asyr and Al Shabab face off on Friday to decide the group winners while Paro wrap up against FC Abdysh-Ata of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Altyn Asyr and Al Shabab face off on Friday to decide the group winners while Paro wrap up against FC Abdysh-Ata of the Kyrgyz Republic.
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