Azerbaijan Cup
Final Round / First Tie
Date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019
Kick-off: 4:00 pm. AZT
Venue: Gabala City Stadium
Crowd: 1,800
Referee: Vugar Hasanli
Assistant referees: Mubariz Hashymov, Jamil Guliyev
4th Official: Kamal Umudlu
Referee observer: Anar Salmanov
AFFA delegate: Erkin Huseynov 
Bookings: Amin Seydiyev, 29 (unsporting behavior); Steeven Monroze, 39 (rejecting a referee order); Sabien Lilaj, 85 (unsporting behavior); Rauf Aliyev, 87 (unsporting behavior) // Maksim Medvedev, 35 (unsporting behavior); Abdullah Zubir, 84 (unsporting behavior)
Goal: James Adeniyi, 73
Stoppage time: First Half: 1 m. / Second Half: 6 m.

Gabala won 1:0 on Qarabagh in the opener of the Azerbaijan Cup semifinal. The home match was the fourth cup semifinal experience for Sanan Gurbanov’s team in a row. Qarabagh started faster and kept up the lead over the half. But it was Gabala setting up counter attacks leading to some occasions.

The only goal on the show was scored by Gabala’s James Adeniyi. Now the sides will meet in the return match fixed to May 1st.

Gabala Line-up:

1. Anar Nazirov
34. Urfan Abbasov (C)
4. Elvin Jamalov
10. Rauf Aliyev
3. Voislav Stankovic
17. James Adeniyi
(8. Gismat Aliyev, 79)
88. Sabien Lilaj
28. Steeven Monroze
(14. Javid Huseynov, 70)
9. Davit Volkov
(21. Atakora Lalavele, 74)
27. Bahlul Mustafazadeh
2. Amin Seydiyev
 
BENCH:
 
35. Murad Popov
5. Rasim Ramaldanov
18. Ilgar Gurbanov
7. Roman Huseynov
98. Rovlan Muradov
33. Vusal Masimov
6. Rustam Nuruyev
77. Samir Gurbanov
 
COACH: Zaur Hashimov
 
Qarabagh Line-up:
 
13. Vagner da Silva
4. Rahil Mammadov
55. Badavi Huseynov
5. Maksim Medvedev (C)
(30. Abbas Huseynov, 77)
9. Araz Abdullayev
2. Gara Garayev
6. Simeon Slavcev
77. Wilde-Donald Guerrier
19. Filip Ozobic
(20. Richard Almeida, 70)
99. Reynaldo Silva
(17. Abdullah Zubir, 46)
11. Mahir Madatov
 
BENCH:
 
12. Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev 
94. Nijat Mehbalıyev
14. Rashad Sadygov
8. Markos Madera
10. Dani Kintana
7. Innosent Emegara
18. Ismayil Ibrahimli
21. Hajyagha Hajyly
71. Toral Bayramov
 
COACH: Gurban Gurbanov