Coming up next - Zurich
News / 16 January 2018 | 23:31238
Coming up next - Zurich

Gabala are going to match against Zurix (Switzerland) tomorrow within the Antalya training camp program at the Kaya Balak Hotel pitch. The trial game will kick-off at 4:30 pm. AZT. It’s the second tie of the pair as they faced for the first time in the Antalya training camp on January 20, 2016, when the red-black side won the game by 4:0. Then Oleksey Antonov scored two as Vadim Abdullayev and Samir Zargarov scored one for each.

Now Dmytro Bezotosniy, Voislav Stankovic, Asif Mammadov, Vitaliy Vernydub, Urfan Abbasov and Gismat Aliyev are a part of the team, coached by Roman Grigorchuk, fielded against the Swiss side 728 days ago. 
Then Sami Hyypia introduced FC Zurich and now their coach is Ulrich Forte. Hyypia left the team after they finished the league as the last side in 2015-2016 and left the Superleague. But right four days later, the squad earned the domestic cup and gained a tally to the Europa League. They won the 2016-2017 Challenge League to get back to the Superleague.

FC Zurich, founded in 1896, took twelve domestic league, nine cup over the 122 years. They were able to develop up to the semifinal of the Champions’ Cup for two seasons. The team won the league in 2005-2006, 2006-2007 and 2008-2009 and the cup in 2004-2005, 2013-2014 and 2015-2016. After a year break, the Swiss side are back in the Super League again and they go not bad that is well evident with 28 points in nineteen tours of the half season. Now they are sitting third on the league table.

It’s going to be the 95th tie overseas for Gabala after 42 victories, nineteen draws and 33 losses. We scored 154 and conceded 100 goals.

Just to remember, Gabala ended the first trial match against Akhisar Baladiyyaspor in the Antalya training camp with 1:1.

Zurich vs. Gabala
Testing Game
Date: January 17, 2017
Kick-off: 4:30 pm. AZT
Gabala (Azerbaijan) – Zurich (Switzerland)
Venue: Kaya Balak, Antalya, Turkey.