Azerbaijan Cup
Round of 8 / First Tie
Date: Sunday, December 16, 2018
Kick-off: 2:00 pm. AZT
Gabala  City Stadium
Crowd: 150
Referee: Ravan Hamzazadeh
Referee assistants: Yashar Abbasov, Jamil Guliyev
4th referee: Ingilab Mammadov
Referee observer: Fazil Murshudov   
AFFA delegate: Eldar Gasymov 
Bookings: Filip Ivanovic, 59 (unsporting behavior)
Goal: Filip Ivanovic, 45 (o.g.)
Stoppage time: First Half: 1 m. / Second Half: 4 m.

Gabala took 1:0 home victory on Sabah in the first tie of the season’s Azerbaijan Cup, joining the round of 8.

The pace of the match started by mutual attacks before Gabala Gabala’s dynamism gradually moved more into the game. It’s evident with some many threats in the other box. Tamkin Khalilzadeh set up James Adeniyi denied by the Sabah goal keeper. Then the latter telegraphed Rauf Aliyev headed over the woodwork. Later on, Steeven Monroze was denied by the post. The sustained pressure led to an own goal, just before the half-time, by Sabah’s Filip Ivanovic after his teammate capitalized on the ball from Gabala’s James Adeniyi – 1:0.

The visiting side looked faster after the restart but Sanan Gurbanov's red-black team regained the momentum again as Rauf Aliyev went too close to scoring in the 60th minute when failed to catch the ball in a promising position. Then Adeniyi’s powerful shot was deflected to a corner before a poor header by Monroze.

At times, Gabala keeper Dmytro Bezotosniy gave a great save to his teammates denying a pulsating shot by Milos Boshancic. Another effort by Steeven Monroze passed over the woodwork.

Now the pair are going to meet for the return match on Thursday.

Gabala Line-up:

22. Dmytro Bezotosniy
3. Voislav Stankovic
8. Gismat Alıyev
10. Rauf Aliyev
(4. Elvin Jamalov, 83)
14. Javid Huseynov (k)
17. Jeyms Adeniyi
27. Bahlul Mustafazada
28. Stiven Monroz
33. Tamkin Khalilzadeh
(2. Amin Seydiyev, 90+2)
34. Urfan Abbasov
88. Sabien Lilay

BENCH:

30. Agil Mammadov
35. Murad Popov
5. Rasim Ramaldanov
11. Asif Mammadov
21. Atakora Lalavele
26. Faig Hajiyev
79. Ali Sadykhov
99. Abbas Aghazadeh
 
COACH: Sanan Gurbanov

Sabah Line-up:
 
30. Sasha Stamenkovic
13. Filip Ivanovic
(97. Emil Gasymov, 75)
33. Eltun Turabov
8. Elshan Abdullayev
(6. Vadim Abdullayev, 80)
19. Magsad Isayev
10. Javid Imamverdiyev (C)
4. Tarzin Jahangirov
25. Vanderson Silva
5. Karim Diniyev
22. Milos Bosancic
11. Elgun Nabiyev
(77. Sakir Seyidov, 66)

BENCH:
 
1. Tarlan Ahmadli
21. Novruz Mammadov
27. Bakhtiyar Soltanov
2. Ulvi Ibazadeh
3. Elvin Badalov
14. Tural Gurbatov

COACH:  Elshad Ahmadov