Turkmenistan U-15 Team Secures Two Wins at FIFA Football Festival in Azerbaijan
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Turkmenistan’s under-15 national football team has recorded two victories at the FIFA U-15 football festival in Baku, Azerbaijan. The team defeated Hong Kong 2–1 and the Cook Islands 3–1. With six points from four matches, Turkmenistan sits third in Group L. Artyom Chernov leads the team’s scoring…
Turkmenistan’s national under-15 football team has secured two victories in matches at the FIFA U-15 World Championship and Football Festival being held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The young Turkmen footballers defeated Hong Kong 2–1 and the Cook Islands 3–1. However, in Group L, they lost 1–5 to Italy and 0–4 to Qatar.
After four matches, Turkmenistan’s team has collected six points and currently sits third in its group. Artyom Chernov is the team’s top scorer, having netted three goals. Guvanch Artykov, Serdar Agayev and Zehnetdin Sharafatdinov have each scored once.
Turkmenistan’s youth team will play its final match of the preliminary stage against Benin on October 26. The match is expected to kick off at 8:30 p.m. Ashgabat time and will be important in determining the team’s prospects for advancing to the next stage.
A delegation of 14 footballers travelled to Azerbaijan to take part in the competition. The team is led by head coach Aziz Kambarov, assisted by coach David Sarkisov. Shamyrat Namrayev is the captain of the national team.
At the FIFA U-15 Football Festival, matches are played on a smaller pitch in an eight-a-side format. Each match consists of two halves, with each half lasting 20 minutes.
During the preliminary stage, teams are divided into groups. Based on their results, the national teams continue competing in the respective divisions of the knockout stage. Under the tournament regulations, each team will play a total of 10 matches.
The competition provides young footballers with an opportunity to gain international experience, test their skills against peers from different countries and showcase their abilities.