The XIV Turkmen PresidentâÂÂs Cup took place in Ashgabat beginning February 21, 2008. All matches played at Nisa-ÃÂandybil and Olympic stadium, in Turkmenistan.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Elimination round
Semi-final
3rd place game
Final
- HTTU kept hold of the Turkmenistan PresidentâÂÂs Cup after coming from a goal down to defeat Turkmen league champions 2âÂÂ1 in the final of the ten-team tournament.
- AFC PresidentâÂÂs Cup qualifiers Ashgabat took the lead in the 13th minute through Arif Mirzoev but for the second successive final HTTU would come from behind to take the trophy.
- The Students, who twice fought back to defeat AÃ
Âgabat 3-2 and win the 2007 Turkmenistan PresidentâÂÂs Cup, got on level terms when Perkhat Podarov equalised before Berdi Ã
Âamyradow scored three minutes into the second-half with the goal that gave HTTU the trophy and the US$20,000 winnersâ cheque.
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