Azerbaijan Cup, Semifinal, Return Match
Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Kick-off: 8:00 pm. AZT
Venue: Bakcell Arena
Crowd: 6,000
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
Referee: Yashar Abbasov, Knyaz Amiraslanov
Fourth official: Omar Pashayev
AFFA delegate: Namig Mastanov
Referee observer: Ali Huseynov
Bookings: Derlis Meza Colli, 46 (unsporting behavior); Ruslan Abishov, 59 (unsporting behavior); Ignasio Herrera, 84 (unsporting behavior) // Urfan Abbasov, 38 (touching by hand on purpose); Stiven Monroz, 41 (unsporting behavior); Ruslan Gurbanov, 45 (opposing against a referee order in the technical arear); Rasim Ramaldanov, 88 (unsporting behavior)
Goals: Soni Mustivar, 9 // Bagali Dabo, 20, 30; Javid Huseynov, 60 (p.)
Off-target penalty: Steeven Monroze, 84
Stoppage time: 1st Half: 1 m. / Second Half: 4 m.
First Game: 2:1
Gabala hit to the final match of the Azerbaijan Cup beating Neftchi by 3:1 in away after the home loss with 2:1.
The pace of the match started by mutual attacks. The home side scored an early opener with the first corner finished in with a header by Soni Mustivar – 1:0. The poor start for Gabala followed another trouble as Vojislav Stankovic got injured and left the pitch.
But it was Roman Grigorchuk’s red-black squad not slowing down their attacks led to the leveler just before the half of the first period when Tamkin Khalilzadeh set up a superb cross from the left found Bagaliy Dabo finished clearly. Gabala kept pushing after the goal before Tamkin and Filip Ozobic shot for more troubles. And Dabo in the box shot for putting Gabala one ahead, but saw his effort tipped wide. But the red-black top scorer struck his double after meeting a telegraph by Monroze in the box – 1:2.
The half ended after some more pulsating moments when a yellow card picked up for Urfan Abbasov, as well as Ruslan Gurbanov on the bench. And a close-range shot by Famussa Kone was denied by the Neftchi keeper.
Gabala looked faster and Ozobic capitalized on the ball before being fouled by an opponent player in the box led to penalty. Javid Huseynov shot into the target and Gabala’s lead got doubled – 1:3.
The goal warmed up the show as Nefcthi threw everything against the visiting side and Gabala looked for chances of counter attacks. After failed shots from Kone and Tamkin, the visiting side could have scored one more but Monroze’s shot was converted by an opponent defender.
At times, Gabala keeper Dmytro Bezotosniy and defense line denied some efforts from Neftchi, and even opponent keeper Rahman Hajiyev’s shot wen too close to scoring but was canceled. Gabala gained one more penalty chance after Kone was fouled in the box but Monroze failed.
In the closing minutes, Neftchi pushed harder against Bezotosniy but our keeper held on clear. The result reached Gabala to the third cup final. The all-important match is fixed to May 28 against Keshla.
Neftchi Lin-up:
94. Rashad Azizli
15. Ruslan Abishov (C)
2. Ilkin Girtimov
(22. Mirabdulla Abbasov, 68)
25. Kiril Petrov
5. Anton Krivotsyuk
6. Rashad Sadigov
(17. Rahman Hajiyev, 62)
10. Derlis Meza Colli
(8. Emin Mahmudov, 83)
93. Soni Mustivar
11. Ignasio Herrera
7. Namig Alasgarov
9. Lukas Gomes
BENCH:
1. Salahat Aghayev
21. Mahammad Mirzabayov
77. Elvin Sarkarov
3. Farid Abbasly
97. Elnur Jafarov
12. Mayk Kampaz
19. Fransisko Garsiya
COACH: Tarlan Ahmadov
Gabala Line-up:
22. Dmytro Bezotosniy
3. Voislav Stankovic
(5. Rasim Ramaldanov, 17)
8. Gismat Aliyev
9. Bagaliy Dabo
14. Javid Huseynov (C)
(4. Elvin Jamalov, 90)
18. Ilgar Gurbanov
(10. Ruslan Gurbanov, 90+2)
19. Filip Ozobic
28. Steeven Monroze
33. Tamkin Khalilzadeh
34. Urfan Abbasov
45. Famussa Kone
BENCH:
23. Agil Mammadov
35. Murad Popov
6. Elvin Mammadov
11. Asif Mammadov
16. Omar Malone
29. Hajiagha Hajiyev
32. Amin Seydiyev
74. Yusif Nabiyev
COACH: Roman Grigorcuk
