Gabala’s Rafael Aghayev, challenging also for the Azerbaijan national karate team, reached to the final of the 54th EKF Senior Championships, Guadalajara, Spain. The 75-kg challenger first hit the tally to the semifinal beating Yusid Suljich (Bosnia and Herzegovina) with 3:0, Bekim Bashan (Albania) with 3:1, Elhami Shabanini (Kosovo) with 3:0.Then he defeated Stanislav Horuna (Ukraine) with 5:1 Rafael ahead of the final. He’s going to fight against Luigi Busa (Italy) in the all-important event this Saturday. This will be Aghayev’s 13th final experience in the continental contests. It’s worth to notice the 5-time world champion has eleven gold, one silver and two bronze medals from the European tournaments.