Date: Sunday, November 19, 2017.
Kick-off: 5:00 pm. AZT
Venue: Bakcell Arena,
Crowd: 2,500
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev
Assistant referees: Zeynal Zeynalov, Akif Amirali
Fourth official: Orkhan Mammadov
AFFA delegate: Sakin Mammadzadeh
Referee observer: Ali Huseynov
Bookings: Anton Krivotsyuk, 55 (unsporting behavior) // Elvin Jamalov, 61 (unsporting behavior)
Goals: Emin Mahmudov, 19; Kiril Petrov, 48 // Bagaliy Dabo, 22; Ruslan Gurbanov, 56 (p.); Steeven Monroze, 80
Stoppage time: First Half: 2 m.; Second Half: 3 m.

Gabala took 3:2 away victory over Neftchi in the 12th tour of the Azerbaijan Premier League.

The first half was full of mutual attack. The opener was scored in the 19th minute when Emin Mahmudov put Neftchi one ahead after a corner. This was registered as the 100th goal in all 41 ties of the pair. 

After the goal, Gabala coach Roman Grigorchuk introduced Ruslan Gurbanov who earned the red-black team a corner finished shot by Gismat Aliyev and clinically finished by Bagaliy Dabo. The goal was Dabo’s sixth in the league and he stays on top of the scorers’ list.

After the restart, the match went into wormer period and the home side denied by a post at times. But the team from Baku too the lead again after one another corner before a header by Kiril Petrov. But Neftchi’s lead didn’t live long again and was broken by a penalty after Famussa Kone was fouled in the box. Ruslan Gurbanov shot was right on the target. His eighth goal was also the third penalty.

Gabala’s further efforts was canceled when Dabo was denied by a post, Steeven Monroz was deflected by the opponent keeper. And Neftchi’s Emin Mahmudov and Rahman Hajiyev gave some troubles to our keeper Bezotosniy. But the Ukrainian keeper held clear.

At times within Gabala’s counter attacks, Asif Mammadov set up Monroze to surge into the box and the latter scored the all-important goal that was his fourth for the red-black team.

Neftjhi Line-up:
94. Rashad Azizli
21. Mahammad Mirzabayov
25. Kiril Petrov
5. Anton Krivotsyuk
15. Ruslan Abishov (C)
6. Rashad Sadigov
10. Derlis Meza Colli
17. Rahman Hajiyev
8. Emin Mahmudov
9. Ugo Bargas
(22. Mirabdulla Abbasov, 66)
11. Ignasio Herrera
(7. Namig Alasgarov, 74)

BENCH:
53. Maksim Vaylo
27. Magsad Isayev
23. Tarzin Jahangirov
26. Omar Buludov
16. Pavel Dreksa
3. Mateo Mujek
12. Daniel Segovia

COACH: Tarlan Ahmadov

Gabala Line-up:
22. Dmytro Bezotosniy
3. Voislav Stankovic
4. Elvin Jamalov
6. Elvin Mammadov
(10. Ruslan Gurbanov, 21)
8. Gismat Aliyev
9. Bagaliy Dabo
11. Asif Mammadov
21. Dave Bulthuis
16. Dion Omar Malone
(28. Steeven Monroze, 46)
34. Urfan Abbasov (C)
45. Famussa Kone
(90. Ekigho Ehiosun, 87)

BENCH:
23. Agil Mammadov
35. Murad Popov
15. Vitaliy Vernydub
17. Roman Huseynov
18. Ilgar Gurbanov
19. Filip Ozobic
29. Hajiagha Hajiyev
70. Ulvi Isgandarov
88. Tellur Mutallimov

COACH: Roman Grigorcuk