Baku – Gabala 1:1
Date: Sunday, 16 March 2014 / Kick-off: 14:00 / Venue: Baku FK Stadium / Attendance: 600
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev
Referee assistants: Mehman Mahmudov, Zeynal Zeynalov
4th official: Farid Mammadov
Extra referee assistants: Feyzulla Feyzullayev, Elvin Asgarov
AFFA member: Mammadali Mammadov
Referee inspector: Rovshan Ahmadov
Yellow cards: Lucas Mario Horvat, 35 (unsporting behavior) // Elnur Allahverdiyev, 65 (unsporting behavior); Rafael Santos, 73 (unsporting behavior); Daniel Subotic, 90 (unsporting behavior)
Goals: Elvin Mammadov, 90+1 (p.) // Daniel Subotic, 80
Extra time: I Part - 2 min.; II Part - 4 min.
Gabala met Baku in the 26th league tour away. The match was of much importance for both sides to fortify in the leaders group of the league table. The heavy wind slowed down the game. The first half of the match run with mutual attacks giving much chances for both sides to score but the deadlock stayed unbroken.
In the second period, the course of the game developed into the progress of Gabala with better attacks led to the goal in the 80th minute. Danijel Subotic gave a power to the ball past the opponent keeper.
Cooling down on their attacks after the goal, the visitors allowed one back from Baku in the 1st minute of the extra time when Elvin Mammadov shot from the spot to level - 1:1. It was the last goal of the night and Gabala gave up the important away victory at the very end.
Baku lineup:
1. Agil Mammadov
12. Araujo Santos
3. Jure Travner
5. Ruben Gonzalez
4. Mario Alvarez
31. Vugar Mustafayev
23. Lucas Mario Horvat
16. Xavier Junior
17. Risto Ristovic
(19. Marius Pena, 82)
8. Javid Huseynov
(21. Elvin Mammadov, 77)
11. Rauf Aliyev (c)
(22. Namig Alasgarov, 65)
Subs.:
13. Edin Nuredinoski
34. Shahriyar Aliyev
24. Georgios Pelagias
10. Aleksandar Solic
Head coach: Milinko Pantic
Gabala lineup:
1. Kamran Aghayev (c)
7. Marat Izmaylov
8. Nizami Hajiyev
(17. Nuran Gurbanov, 64)
10. Luis Hilario
14. Lorenzo Ebecilio
16. Ruslan Taghyzadeh
18. Ibrahima Niasse
31. Daniel Subotic
36. Elnur Allahverdiyev
42. Leonardo da Silva
(22. Lourival Assis, 71)
44. Rafael Santos
(46. Davronjon Ergasev, 75)
Subs.:
30. Anar Nazirov
9. Victor Mendy
19. Abdulwaheed Afolabi
88. Mushfig Teymurov
Head coach: Yuri Semin