Gabala 4:3 Inter

Date: Monday, April 24, 2017
Kick-off: 2:30 pm. AZT
Venue: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
Assistant referees: Nahid Aliyev, Vusal Ganbarov          
Fourth Official: Ziya Nasirov 
AFFA delegate: Eldar Gasimov  
Referee observer: Shahin Jafarov
Bookings: Daniel Subotic, 67’ (unsporting behavior); Rashad Sadigov, 70’ (unsporting behavior)
Goals: Ricardinho, 14’; Sergei Zenjov, 26’; Adrian Skarlatake, 33 (o.g); Tellur Mutallimov, 90+1 // Rauf Aliyev, 3’, 78’ Elnur Abdullayev, 72’
Stoppage time: 1st Period: 1 m. / 2nd Period: 3 m.

Gabala hit the second place of the Azerbaijan Premier League after beating Inter Baku 4:3 in the 27th tour.

Gabala started faster but the opener was scored by the hosts with Rauf Aliyev surging into the box from the left before to end for 0:1. Then Roman Grigorchuk’s team came from behind led to a superb pass from Nika Kvekveskiri found Rikardinho finishing clinically. At times, Sergei Zenjov looked very close to putting Gabala one ahead but he was off the target on his two chances. 

Later on, Javid Huseynov came to be one-on-one with the keeper denied the ball. Gabala threw in when Ricardinho’s poor kick from the left returned to Zenjov gave a powerful shot to the ball past the opponent keeper - 2:1.

Gabala’s lead was doubled after Zenjov’s shot was denied by Adrian Skarlatake and the latter’s second effort led to his own goal - 3:1.

The second period started by a heavy rain. Although Gabala kept the opponent side under sustained period of pressure, they missed some many chances. Then Inter could score two more when Elnur Abdullayev’s long range shot found the net before Rauf Aliyev leveled from the box line. The all-important goal was scored by Tellur Mutallimov’s powerful shot.

The result left Gabala extending their points to 52 and ending as the runners-up. Right after the match, the Grigorchuk side were awarded with silverwares while Inter gained bronze medal.  

Gabala Line-up:

22. Dmytro Bezotosniy
3. Vojislav Stankovich
6. Rashad Sadigov 
7. Nika Kvekveskiri
9. Sergey Zenyov
(31. Daniel Subotich, 57)
14.Javid Huseynov (C)
19. Filip Ozobich
20. Ricardinho
34. Urfan Abbasov
(17. Mahammad Mirzabayov, 55’)
77. Araz Abdullayev
88. Tellur Mutallimov

BENCH:
33. David Pietrzkevich
8. Gismat Aliyev
10. Ruslan Gurbanov
18. Bagali Dabo
44. Rafael Santos

COACH: Roman Grigorchuk
Inter Line-up:
13. Orkhan Sadigly
14. Zurab Khizanishvili
3. Denis Silva
27. Adrian Skarlatake
(66. Murad Gayaly, 73)
22. Ilkin Girtimov
2. Sertan Tashkin
(65. Jabir Amirli, 68’)
10. Elnur Abdullayev
88. Mammad Guliyev
7. Mirsahib Abbasov
(98. Gara Garayev, 77’)
9. Pardis Farcad-Azad
11. Rauf Aliyev (C)

BENCH:
16. Shahin Zakiyev
20. Agshin Guluzadeh
COACH: Zaur Svanadze