Neftchi – Gabala – 0:1

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2015
Kick-off: 3:30 P.M. AZST
Venue: Ismat Gayibov Stadium of Bakikhanov, Baku.
Attendance: 6,00
Referee: Rahim Hasanov
Assistant referees: Namig Huseynov, Akif Amirali
Fourth official: Ravan Hamzazadeh
AFFA delegate: Mubariz Huseynov
Referee observer: Gulagha Jabarov
Bookings: Magsad Isayev, 86” (systematically fouling) // Elvin Jamalov, 55” (unsporting behavior); Sergei Zenjov, 81 (apposing against the referee); Oleksiy Antonov, 83” (unsporting behavior); Oleksiy Gai, 85” (attempting to deceive the referee); Dodo, 90+3” (delaying restart)
Goals: Aleksey Antonov, 90
Stoppage time: 1st Part: 1 min.; 2nd Part: 3 min.

Gabala have won over Neftchi 1:0 in the away match of the Topaz Premier League 8th tour.

The red-black side started faster with quick inroads into the defensive line of Neftchi. At times, the visitors gave some troubles to host keeper Agil Mammadov. Oleksiy Gai went too close to the opener before denying by the keeper.
Fakundo Pereyra also failed to score from a promising position just like Sergei Zenjov being off the target in the box.

The side left the half goalless before Gabala pushed harder again after the restart.

The white-black team looked on a backs-to-the-wall display with exception of a few counter attacks at times.

It was difficult to cut through the Neftchi defense and the visitors could set their first threat only in the closing minutes with Gai”s close range shot deflected by the host keeper.

Gabala”s head coach Roman Grigorchuk introduced Oleksiy Antonov who gave more troubles to the home side keeper. The Ukrainian added much dynamism to the show that seemed as a matter of time before he opened the scoring in the 90th minute when he prodded in as the opponent defense looked lost after Ruslan Abishov”s free kick – 1:0.

The goal was Antonov”s 5th for Gabala, as well as 4th in the league to share the 1st place on the top scores list with Gai.

And it was the 4th cleansheet win by Gabala on the trot moving their points up on 19 sitting on top of the league table.

Neftchi line-up:
1. Agil Mammadov (c)
4. Rahil Mammadov
3. Filho Jairo Rodrigues
6. Aylton Silva
11. Ruslan Gurbanov
14. Mahammad Gurbanov
(8. Elshan Abdullayev, 46)
15. Eric Ramos
17. Rahman Hajiyev
(20. Antonio Guinta, 79)
18. Kaue da Silva
21. Samir Masimov
(41. Agshin Gurbanly, 64”)
27. Magsad Isayev

Subs.:
24. Michal Peskovic
5. Juan Alberto
26. Kamal Gurbanov
95. Elvin Badalov

Head coach: Samir Aliyev

Gabala line-up:

22. Dmitri Bezotosni
3. Vojislav Stankovic
4. Elvin Jamalov
9. Sergei Zenjov
10. Dodo (c)
19. Oleksiy Gai
21. Arif Dashdamirov
32. Fakundo Pereyra
(69. Oleksiy Antonov, 67)
34. Urfan Abbasov
(8. Mahammad Mirzabayov, 73)
66. Samir Zargarov
(6. Rashad Sadigov, 77)
87. Ruslan Abishov
Subs.:
1. Andrey Popovic
15. Vitali Vernidub
25. Gismat Aliyev
70. Vagif Javadov

Head coach: Roman Grigorchuk