UEFA Youth League
Champions Path
First Round / First Tie
Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Kick-off: 6:00 pm. AZT
Venue: Makario Stadium, Nicosia
Referee: Furkat Atajanov
Assistant referees: Denis Labashyov, Sergei Kalachyov (all from Kazakhstan)
UEFA delegate: Vasko Doychinovski (North Macedonia)
Referee observer: Christos Nicolaidis (Cyprus)
Bookings: Veysal Rzayev, 22, Tabriz Isazadeh, 70, Idris Ingilably, 73
Goals: Gavriel, 48 – Satsias, 9 (own goal)
Stoppage time: First Period: 0 m. / Second Period: 7 m.
Gabala U19 ended in 1:1 draw against APOEL (Cyprus) in the first tie within the first round of the UEFA Youth Champions Path. Winning the last season’s Azerbaijan Youth League, the red-black team came on the first tie in away, Nicosia.
Gabala, coached by Famil Khalilov, started faster led to an early goal in the 9th minute. The visiting side’s attack forced APOEL footballer Satsias to an own goal.
Although some many mutual attacks, the score could change only after the restart when the home side leveled on 48 minutes.
Now the pair are going to face again in the return match on October 24.
APOEL Line-up:
1. Teodoridis Georgios
2. Giorgios Pitsilidis
3. Konstantinos Vrontis
4. Marios Kazakeos (C)
8. Giannis Satsias
(20. Nikolas Neokleous, 86)
9. Ioannis Hajiyiannis
(12. Andreas Ioannou, 86)
10. Nikolas Demetriou
(15. Nikolaos Pocuzouris, 46)
11. Stavros Gavriel
(6. Arsenios Dimitriou, 66)
17. Miltiadis Hajipanayiotu
21. Giorgos Teodosiu
23. Lukas Kalagirou
(19. Paraskevas Orfanidis, 69)
BENCH:
18. Stelios Karapatakis
5. Giorgios Papatanasiou
COACH: Evangelos Samios
Gabala Line-up:
1. Musvig Nadirov
2. Rustam Nuruyev (C)
(15. Nemat Sykhamirov, 79)
3. Rufat Ahmadov
(13. Nijat Aliyev, 18)
4. Vusal Masimov
5. Idris Ingilably
7. Nijat Orujlu
(18. Emil Safarov, 80)
8. Veysal Rzayev
9. Ali Mursalov
10. Tabriz Isazadeh
14. Khayal Muradov
17. Mahammad Maharramov
(16. Rauf Maharramov, 59)
BENCH
12. Amrah Mammadli
6. Farid Isgandarov
11. Samir Maharramli
COACH: Famil Khalilov
