Goals: Rauf Aliyev, 53’, Sabien Lilaj, 71’ penalty, Aleksei Gritsayenko, 56’, Aleksandr Kutyin, 86’

Gabala shared a 2:2 draw against Yenisey in the second trial match within the winter preparations in Antalya, Turkey. The match kicked-off after minute of silence for remembering Black January 20 victims at the Cornelia Diamond Hotel pitch.

Head coach Sanan Gurbanov introduced the following line-up:

22. Dmytro Bezotosniy
3. Vojislav Stankoviç
27. Bahlul Mustafazadeh
23. Amin Seydiyev
34. Urfan Abbasov
4. Elvin Jamalov
14. Javid Huseynov
17. James Adeniyi
28. Steeven Monroze
10. Rauf Aliyev
99. Davit Volkovi

BENCH
Asif Mammadov, Sabien Lilaj, Gismat Aliyev, Lalevele Atakora, Rovlan Muradov

The opener was scored only in the 53rd minute by Rauf Aliyev 3 minutes before Yenisey’s Aleksei Gritsayenko leveled. But Sabien Lilai put Gabala one ahead on 71 minutes after penalty shot. In 4 minutes left to the final whistle, the Russian side leveled again with Aleksandr Kutyin.

Just to remember, it’s the second trial match in Antalya after the 2:1 loss to Meppen (Germany).