UEFA Youth League
Champions Path
2nd Round / First Tie
Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Kick-off: 5:00 pm. AZT
Venue: Gabala City Stadium
Referee: Daniyar Sakhi
Assistant referees: Rustam Matyakubov, Maral Abdikerov
4th Official: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
Referee observer: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)
UEFA delegate: Anna Aleksandra Raspopovich (Montenegro)
Bookings: Idris Ingilably, 74 // Miralem Ramic, 38, Luis Klatte, 72
Goals: Ali Sadikhov,88 // Muhammed Kiprit, 65, Jessic Ngankam, 71, Rouen Vertmuller, 85
Samir Gurbanov failed on his penalty shot in the 74th minute.
Stoppage time: First Half: 1 m. / Second Half: 5 m.

Gabala U19 lost to Hertha (Germany) by 1:3 in the first tie of the UEFA Youth League’s Champions Path, second round. The red-black team, coached by Emin Imamaliyev, gave a good start to the match. Veysal Rzayev’s shot passed wide in the early minutes. Then the visiting side looked faster setting up some occasions but our keeper Amrah Zulfugarly held on clear. Before the half-time, Gabala’s Izzat Mushtagov and Samir Gurbanov were off the target.

After the restart, Hertha coach Michael Hartmann, a former Germany national football team player, introduced Mihelbrink to reinforce the forward line before taking the lead. At times, Zulfugarly denied Krebs but Mihelbrink’s pass found Kiprit shot in. Later on, Hertha doubled their lead.

After the German side’s foul on Mahammad Maharramov, a penalty by Samir Gurbanov was off-target. Getting into the closing minutes, both sides scored one goal. In 5 minutes left to the end, Hertha shot in their third before Gabala’s Ali Sadikhov fed back one after a great pass from Ali Mursalov in the 88th minute.

Now the pair will face for the return match fixed to November 28.


Gabala Line-up:

12. Amrah Zulfugarly
2. Rustam Nuruyev
3. Izzat Mushtagov
4. Vusal Masimov
6. Faig Hajiyev
7. Ali Sadikhov (C)
8. Abbas Aghazadeh
11. Samir Gurbanov
(9. Ali Mursalov, 78)
15. Idris Ingilably
16. Veysal Rzayev
(10. Tabriz Isazadeh, 66)
17. Mahammad Maharramov
(18. Nijat Orujlu, 88)
 
BENCH:
1. Elmaddin Sultanov
5. Arsen Aghjabayov
13. Nijat Aliyev
14. Khayal Muradov
 
COACH: Emin Imamaliyev
 
Hertha Line-up:
1. Luis Klatte
9. Jessic Ngankam (C)
10. Miralem Ramic
17. Justin Veber
(6. Tarik Gozusirin, 79)
18. Maksimilian Gurske
(16. Pol Kryuger, 89)
19. Yulian Albrekht
(8. Yonas Mikhelbrink, 46)
24. Matias Kastrati
31. Soni Ziemer
33. Florian Baak
(21. Elias Tamim, 89)
35. Florian Krebs
(14. Rouen Vertmuller, 72)
36. Muhammed Kiprit
 
BENCH:
12. Florian Palmovski
 
COACH: Mihael Hartmann