Gabala (Azerbaijan) – Cukaricki (Serbia) – 2:0
UEFA European League, 2nd Qualifying Round, return match
Date: Thursday, 2 July / Kick-off: 9:00 P.M / Ground: Bakcell Arena, Baku.
Gabala vs. Cukaricki (Serbia)
Head referee: Radek Prihoda (Czech)
Assistant referees: Ivo Nadvornik, Jakub Grabowski (both from Czech)
4th official: Pavel Orel (Czech)
UEFA member: Per Svard (Sweden)
Referee inspector: Andreas Schluter (Sweden)
Yellow cards: Rafael Santos, 67, Sergei Zenjov, 81, Lukas Plasentin, 90+3
Goals: Sergei Zenjov, 39, 53
Stoppage time: I Part 0 min., II Part 4 min.
1st game – 0:1
The pace of the match started by mutual attacks. Gabala set some troubles at the other end in more minutes in into the game with Javid Huseynov came one on one with the opponent keeper from the right. But Ricardinho failed to shot in when Huseynov”s kick was denied by the keeper to the Brazilian.
The Serbian keeper gave another save to his teammates in the 27th minute deflecting shots from Zenjov and Antonov. Gabala broke the deadlock on 39 minutes after Zenjov finished clinically converting Huseynov”s inch-perfect pass – 1:0.
The Estonian scored his 2nd in the winner of the night during the 2nd period – 2:0. The result left the red-black team hitting the tally to the 3rd Qualifying Round after knocking out Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia) and Cukaricki (Serbia).
Gabala line-up:
22. Dmitri Bezotosny
20. Ricardinho
3. Vojislav Stankovic
34. Urfan Abbasov
44. Rafael Santos
66. Samir Zargarov
(21. Arif Dashdamirov, 70)
6. Rashad Sadigov
14. Javid Huseynov (c)
19. Aleksey Gai
9. Sergey Zenjov
69. Aleksey Antonov
(10. Dodo, 90)
Subs.
1. Andrey Popovic
4. Elvin Jamalov
8. Mahammad Mirzabayov
11. Asif Mammadov
13. Murad Musayev
Head coach: Roman Grigorchuk
Cukaricki line-up:
12. Nemanja Stevanovic
4. Lukas Plasentin
22. Filip Stoykovic
23. Bojan Ostojic
31. Rayko Brezançiç (c)
6. Dragolyub Srnic
(20. Regan Obeng, 55)
8. Branislav Yankovic
(10. Igor Matic, 76)
24. Petar Bojiç
9. Nikola Stoilkovic
11. Andriya Pavlovic
14. Slavolyub Srnic
(7. Stanisha Mandic, 81)
Subs.
1. Nikola Petric
5. Marko Rancelovic
19. Saşa Yovanovic
30. Nenad Mirosavlyevic
Head coach: Vladan Miloyevic
