Gabala 2:0 Qarabagh

Date: Sunday, February 19, 2017
Kick-off: 5:30 pm. AZT
Venue: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
Assistant referees: Elman Musayev, Azer Asgarov
Fourth official: Omar Pashayev
AFFA delegate: Elbrus Abbasov
Referee inspector: Ali Huseynov
Bookings: Nika Kvekveskiri, 58’ (unsporting behavior) // Markos Madera, 36 (unsporting behavior)
Goals: Sergei Zenjov, 30’; Filip Ozobic, 68’
Stoppage time: Fisr Half: 1 m. / Second Half: 3 m.

Gabala took 2:0 victory in the Azerbaijan Premier League’s 19th tour as they hosted Qarabagh for their forty first tie.

The side started carefully and there was not any pulsating moment until Roman Grigorchuk’s red-black side opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Tellur Mutallimov in the right threw in to set up his teammates to send the ball into the box two times. At the second effort, Sergei Zenjov appeared close to the spot and gave a great shot past the visitor keeper. This was the twelfth goal of the Estonian for Gabala.

The goal prompted Qarabagh to step up their inroads into the home defense but Gabala held on and our keeper Dmytro Bezotosniy gave a great save to his teammates denying Ansi Agolli with a 23-meter drive. Qarabagh took the momentum with quick attacks as the home side were trying to feed back with counter attacks.

Filip Ozobic’s effort missed the target from a promising position.

The second period started with quick attacks from Qarabagh again and tested Bezotosniy some on some efforts. The Ukrainian goalkeeper stayed clear.

Dmytro Subotic capitalized on the ball and converted to Javid Huseynov shot wide from a close position.

Another pulsating moment arrived when Daniel’s powerful shot was denied by two efforts from the opponent keeper.

After going more into the second period, Grigorchuk introduced Ozobic who got a great cross from Nika Kvekveskirinin, the top productive league player, and fired the ball that the keeper was unable to deal with - 2:0. This was registered as his eleventh goal.

After the final whistle, Gabala reached up to the top place on the league table again after six tours.

Gabala line-up:

22. Dmytro Bezotosniy
3. Voislav Stankovic
6. Rashad Sadigov 
7. Nika Kvekveskiri 
9. Sergei Zenjov
(27. Theo Weeks, 90+1)
14. Cavid Huseynov (c)
17. Mahammad Mirzabayov
19. Filip Ozobic
31. Daniel Subotic
(18. Bagaliy Dabo, 83)
77. Araz Abdullayev
(10. Ruslan Gurbanov, 78)
88. Tellur Mutallimov

BENCH:
33. David Pietrzkevic
13. Murad Musayev
21. Roman Huseynov
34. Urfan Abbasov

COACH: Roman Grigorcuk

Qarabagh line-up:

13. Ibrahim Sehic
2. Gara Garayev
(91. Josgun Diniyev, 60)
5. Maksim Medvedev (c)
6. Dino Ndlovu
8. Markos Madera 
10. Muarem Muarem
(22. Afran Ismayilov, 65)
11. Mahir Madatov
18. Ilgar Gurbanov
20. Richard Almeida
25. Ansi Agolli
55. Badavi Huseynov

BENCH:
12. Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev
15. Rahid Amirguliyev
21. Arif Dasdamirov
32. Elvin Yunuszada
71. Vugar Nadirov

BENCH: Gurban Gurbanov