AFC Champions League Two
Arkadag overtook Al Khalidya with the win to finish on seven points, one better than their opponents. Qatar’s Al Ahli SC topped Group B with 10 points.
Foggy conditions at Arkadag Stadium made it a challenging game for the teams but there were still early chances at both ends of the pitch.
Dominique Mendy’s clearance prevented Arkadag captain Mekan Saparov from turning in Didar Durdiyev’s knockdown while Al Khaldiya spurned a chance of their own when Joel Beya scuffed his attempt wide from just inside the box.
Arkadag, however, found the breakthrough in the 45th minute when Shamammet Hydyrow’s long range strike hit Ricardo Manuel in the chest, with the Al Khaldiya keeper recovering to stop Yazgylych Gurbanov’s first attempt but not his follow-up.
The game remained an open contest after the interval, Al Khaldiya going close to an equaliser four minutes in but Ayoub Elamloud sent his header from close range wide while Velmyrate Ballakov smashed an effort off target after managing to create space for himself on the edge of the box.
Despite Al Khaldiya’s sustained pressure for the remainder of the match, Arkadag custodian Rasul Charryyev was rarely called into action with the home side able to comfortably see out the win.
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