Gabala 1:0 Neftchi
Date: Friday, February 3, 2017
Kick-off: 5:00 pm. AZT
Venue: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
Assistant referees: Yashar Abbasov, Namig Huseynov
Fourth official: Elvin Asgarov 
AFFA delegate: Mammadali Mammadov  
Referee observer: Ali Huseynov
Bookings: Vojislav Stankovic, 39’ (unsporting behavior);  Rashad Sadigov, 47’ (attempting to deceive a referee); Araz Abdullayev, 57’ (unsporting behavior); Daniel Subotic, 89’ (attempting to deceive a referee) // Ruslan Abishov, 76’ (qeyri-idman harakati)
Goal: Daniel Subotic, 77’
Stoppage time: First Half – 1 min. / Second Half – 2 min.

Gabala, coached by Roman Grigorchuk, won 1:0 home match against Neftchi in the 16th tour of the Azerbaijan Premier League. The sides gave a slow start to the match and first threat set up too late with Neftchi’s Vargas denied by our keeper Bezotosniy. And Kvekveskiri fed back with two troubles to the home side keeper.

After the restart, Gabala stepped up inroads into the visiting defense. Grigorchuk introduced new transfer Daniel Subotic, who joined up with the red-black team again after his 2.5 year break. The Swiss demonstrated his value at his first leg in the 77th minute.

The game ended after stressed minutes when Grigorchuk and one of the visitor coaches were forced off the technical area.

Gabala line-up:
22. Dmytro Bezotosniy
3. Vojislav Stankovic
6. Rashad Sadigov (c)
(4. Elvin Jamalov, 84’)
7. Nika Kvekveskiri
14.Javid Huseynov
15. Vitaliy Vernydub
18. Bagaliy Dabo
(31. Daniel Subotic, 57’)
19. Filip Ozobic
34. Urfan Abbasov
77. Araz Abdullayev
(17. Mahammad Mirzabayov, 62’)
88. Tellur Mutallimov

BENCH:

33. David Pietrzkevic
9. Sergei Zenjov
21. Roman Huseynov
27. Theo Weeks

COACH: Roman Grigorcuk

Neftchi line-up:
33. Boban Baykovic
27. Magsad Isayev
6. Pavel Dreksa
25. Kiril Petrov
29. Georgi Navalovski
8. Zdenek Folprekht
15. Ruslan Abishov (c)
17. Rahman Hajiyev
10. Javid Imamverdiyev
(19. Fahmin Muradbayli, 46’)
7. Namig Alasgarov
9. Ugo Bargas
(12. Daniel Segovia, 74’)

BENCH:

53. Maksim Vaylo
13. Murad Aghayev
3. Jayro Rodrigues
22. Mahir Shukurov
11. Ignasio Herrera Fernandes

COACH: Elkhan Abdullayev