The Olympic stadium, which is located in the capital Olympic village and is the largest one in Central Asia, hosted the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26™ Round of 16 first leg between FC Arkadag (Turkmenistan) and Al Nassr Club (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), The TDH reports.

Before the match, the concert of workers of culture and art of our country was held. In their performances, they glorified achievements of our country in the sports sphere.

In recent years, Turkmenistan has turned into the center of large international tournaments and world championships in various sports. The similar tendency considerably strengthens the status of our fatherland as the country of health and inspiration, increasing the sports prestige of the independent neutral Turkmen state in the world.

The game became rather thrilling. The overwhelming support of thousands of fans at the Olympic stadium of Ashgabat created the improbable atmosphere, which inspired football players of FC Arkadag forward throughout the entire match.

The skill shown by players of both teams during the meeting opened a true beauty of football. Intense struggle in the field did not cease until the latest minutes of the match.

The meeting of FC Arkadag and Al Nassr Club came to the end with the account 0:1.

And in this regard, the words of Hero-Arkadag are remarkable that even if the match ends in favour of the contender, anyway, it will become for our people a true holiday and inspiration into new achievements for our sportsmen.

Thus, the present match became a meeting of two cultures and a new page in the history of domestic sports was written with golden letters.