AZAL 3-3 Gabala
Date: 20 November 2014 / Kick-off: 16:00 / Venue: AZAL Arena / Crowd: 200
Referee: Omar Pashayev
Referee assistants: Namig Huseynov, Joshgun Hasanov
4th official: Farid Mammadov
Extra referee assistants: Elvin Asgarov, Feyzulla Feyzullayev
AFFA member: Telman Azizov
Referee inspector: Murad Mammadov
Yellow cards: Eduardo Makiel, 59 (unsporting behavior); Eltun Yagublu, 82 (unsporting behavior) // Pavol Farkas, 18 (unsporting behavior); Sadig Guliyev, 25 (unsporting behavior); Ruslan Taghizadeh, 78 (unsporting behavior)
Goals: Eduardo Makiel, 32; Victor Igbekoyi, 50; Freddi Mombongo, 80 // Laşa Kasradze, 23 (o.g); Markus Kunya, 70; Cavid Huseynov, 87 (p.)
Extra time: I Part 1 min.; II Part 3 min.
Gabala played against AZAL in a 3:3 draw within the Topaz Premier League 12th tour. After a short break following the national championships period, the away match was expected as a hard practice for Gabala with some lacks of midfielders - Ruslan Abishov and Elvin Jamalov - with full limit of yellow cards, also Injured Victor Mendy and Alexandru Benga, as well as Ruslan Amirjanov and Vladimir Levin. With the situation, head coach Dorinel Munteanu gave a chance to Sadig Guliyev to be introduced as a midfielder.
Although all these shortages in the staff, it was Gabala having the lead in their outing over the full 90 minutes. But the red-black side could gain only one point at the end.
In the first period, Gabala came one ahead with Javid Huseynov"s cross touching Lasa Kasradze and converting in. Shortly after the own goal, the home side fed back with Eduardo"s header. Later on, Javid looked close to scoring Gabala"s second by his threatening off-target header.
The course of the second half run by the same way with Gabala"s possession on the show. Gabala stayed behind as the opponents scored two more although our faster attacks, but the home side backed on their counter attacks. The team from Baku scored their all 3 goals by headers. But when it was 2:1 with the lead of AZAL, Markinyos of Gabala took a cool pass from Javid to give a clinical finish - 2:2. The game turned out into a see-saw performance of the sides but our keeper Kamran Aghayev, gave a great save for his team denying opponent attacker in one-on-one situation. After AZAL went one ahead again, Markinyos earned penalty chance for Gabala, which Javid shot in the level again.
The night in Baku was also a notable experience for Bakhtiyar Soltanov with his debut for Gabala being introduced as a substitute. But he could not help his teammates to win the game and the match Gabala are coming back home only with one point from the 3:3 draw.
AZAL line-up:
1. Ruslan Majidov
4. Lasa Kasradze
15. Oskars Klava
22. Eltun Yagublu
13. Shahriyar Rahimov
5. Karim Diniyev
6.Konseysao Eduardo
17. Victor Igbekoyi
(18. Orkhan Lalayev, 90+1)
10. Tomi Kostadinov
20. Freddi Mombongo
(9. Aydin Gasimov, 85)
27. Rashad Abdullayev (c)
Subs.:
16. Stanislav Namasko
3. Xuan Fransisko
21. Novruz Mammadov
30. Seymur Asadov
7. Tamkin Khalilzadeh
Head coach: Tarlan Ahmadov
Gabala line-up:
1. Kamran Aghayev (c)
5. Sadig Guliyev
(90. Ekigo Ehiosun, 63)
8. Markus Kunya
10. Dodo
14. Javid Huseynov
16. Ruslan Taghizadeh
21. Yazalde Pinto
(27. Bakhtiyar Soltanov, 60)
25. Adrian Ropotan
26. Pavol Farkas
44. Rafael Santos
88. Mushfig Teymurov
Subs.:
30. Anar Nazirov
11. Andrei Christea
13. Murad Musayev
39. Salman Ibrahimov
99. Tellur Mutallimov
Head coach: Dorinel Munteanu
