On March 3, a match of the first round of the Joghorku League took place in Bishkek, where "Bars" faced "Bishkek City".
Already in the 15th minute, the home team opened the scoring. The goalkeeper of the Issyk-Kul team, Marcel Islamkulov, made a mistake, and the newcomer of "Bishkek City," Vladislav Mikushin, took advantage of this by scoring a goal.
However, soon "Bars" had a chance to equalize when a penalty was awarded. The team captain, Valery Kichin, approached the ball. His shot was successfully saved by the goalkeeper of "Bishkek City," Artem Pryadkin, but a defender was first to the rebound and sent the ball into the net, making the score 1:1.
In the second half, "Bars" earned another penalty. This time, Temur Chogadze stepped up to the spot and, outsmarting Pryadkin, put his team ahead.
The final score of the match was 2:1 in favor of "Bars," which earned them 3 points in the league table.
First round, March 3
"Bishkek City" - "Bars" — 1:2
Goals: Vladislav Mikushin, 15 (1:0), Valery Kichin, 30 (1:1), Temur Chogadze, 82 (penalty) (1:2)
Missed penalty: Valery Kichin ("Bars"), 30 (goalkeeper)
