{"id":983,"date":"2026-08-12T17:56:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/?p=983"},"modified":"2026-08-12T17:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:56:30","slug":"fc-goa-crash-out-of-afc-champions-league-two-after-0-3-loss-to-turkmenistans-fc-arkadag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/?p=983","title":{"rendered":"FC Goa crash out of AFC Champions League Two after 0-3 loss to Turkmenistan\u2019s FC Arkadag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133189576,imgsize-96151,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/fc-goa-crashes-out-of-afc-champions-league-two.jpg\" alt=\"FC Goa crash out of AFC Champions League Two after 0-3 loss to Turkmenistan\u2019s FC Arkadag\" title=\"FC Goa crashes out of AFC Champions League Two\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"FC Goa crashes out of AFC Champions League Two\">FC Goa crashes out of AFC Champions League Two<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/fc-goa\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FC Goa<\/a>\u2019s AFC Champions League Two campaign came to an end after they suffered a 0-3 defeat against Turkmenistan\u2019s FC Arkadag in the preliminary round at the Arkadag Stadium on Wednesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The Indian side could not find a goal after a goalless first half, while Arkadag came out strongly after the break and scored three times in just 17 minutes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The result means FC Goa will now continue their Asian campaign in the AFC Challenge League, the continent\u2019s third-tier club competition.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Arkadag take control after break<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Arkadag looked dangerous from the beginning and regularly used the wings to create chances. FC Goa goalkeeper Bob Jackson Raj was kept busy and made several important saves to keep his side in the contest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>He denied Begench Akmammedov from close range early on and quickly recovered to stop Abdy Basimow\u2019s follow-up attempt. Raj was called into action again in the 26th minute, making a diving save to prevent Bashimov\u2019s header from a corner from crossing the line.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>FC Goa created their best first-half chance from a set-piece in the 42nd minute. Francisco Feuillassier\u2019s delivery found Sandesh Jhingan, but the defender\u2019s glancing header went away from the target.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Arkadag also missed a late chance before the break when Rahman Myratberdi\u00fdew\u2019s overhead effort went over the bar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Three goals end FC Goa\u2019s hopes<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Arkadag finally broke the deadlock in the 58th minute. Yazgylych Gurbanov\u2019s cross found Didar Durdyyew in a crowded penalty area, and his effort slipped through Raj\u2019s hands and crossed the line.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Rahman Myratberdi\u00fdew doubled the advantage seven minutes later after collecting a loose ball, racing into the box and calmly finishing past the advancing goalkeeper.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Arzuwguly Sapargulyyew then sealed the victory in the 75th minute with a superb free-kick into the top-right corner.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>FC Goa struggled to respond as Arkadag comfortably protected its lead. The Turkmenistan club\u2019s win takes them into the AFC Champions League Two 2026-27 group stage, with the draw scheduled for August 18 in Kuala Lumpur.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>FC Goa, meanwhile, will now turn their attention to the AFC Challenge League.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/football\/top-stories\/fc-goa-crash-out-of-afc-champions-league-two-after-0-3-loss-to-turkmenistans-fc-arkadag\/articleshow\/133189509.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FC Goa crashes out of AFC Champions League Two FC Goa&rsquo;s AFC Champions League Two campaign came to an end after they suffered a 0-3 defeat against Turkmenistan&rsquo;s FC Arkadag in the preliminary round at the Arkadag Stadium on Wednesday.The Indian side could not find a goal after a goalless first half, while Arkadag came [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-16"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}