Gabala”s head coach Yuri Semin  talks right after the cup final against Neftchi (1:1, pen. 3:4):

"In first, the match was organized really at high level. The fans set up a cool mood. Gabala did not play badly. Both sides could have taken the victory. We just lost after the penalty shoot-out. It was Gabala”s first-ever experience in domestic cup final. I trusted our best strikers to shoot the penalties. But they were not able to score and even Marat, who is the best player of the night".