24 Feb 2006: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan stuttered the game with the offensive type of football and went in the third minute with Migara Ranasinghe scoring first goal for the host.
Both sides had 2 to 3 opportunities to score before they went on half time. But the strikers fail to find the net and the score remain 1:0 for Sri Lanka at the lemons.

On the second half at sixty second minute Sapargylyjov Nursahat equaled for Turkmenistan. The game became wide open and both sides went in for attacking style of football which kept the spectators entertained. In sixty seventh minute Sri Lanka went ahead off corner kick well headed to the net by Mudusha Peiris.

At the end match ended in Sri Lanka leading 2:1
At next match host Sri Lanka will meet Australia on 26th February at 4:00 pm at the Sugathadasa International Stadium, Colombo Sri Lanka. This match will be a deciding   match as the winner will advance to second round.

Media Unit, Football Federation of Sri Lanka