Azerbaijan Cup, Semifinal return match

Khazar Lankaran – Gabala – 1:1 (earlier game - 0:3)

Date: 24 April 2014 / Kick-off: 19:00 / Venue: Khazar Lankaran Central Stadium / Crowd: 5000

Referee: Rahim Hasanov 

Referee assistants: Yashar Abbasov, Rza Mammadov

4th official: Vusal Aliyev

Extra referee assistants: Elvin Asgarov, Ingilab Mammadov

AFFA members: Abbas Huseynov

Referee inspector: Gulagha Jabarov

Yellow cards: Tiego de Xesus, 16 (unsporting behavior) // Nizami Hajiyev, 11 (unsporting behavior); Kamran Aghayev, 59 (delaying restart); Danijel Subotic, 63 (unsporting behavior); Urfan Abbasov, 90+3 (unsporting behavior) 

Goals: Junior Nildo, 54 // Victor Mendy, 21 

Extra time: I part - 1 min.; II part - 4 min.

Gabala hit the tally to domestic cup final making 1:1 draw with Khazar Lankaran in return away after the 3:0 win over the southern team and the red-black side were evidently much close to the final game with their clean sheet victory.

The pace of the match started by attacks from the home side but Gabala pushed on with counter attacks against the team of Mustafa Denizli. Our pressure led to the 21st- minute opener by Victor Mendy and Gabala left the half on top – 1:0.

The restart kept the same way in the second period but it was Gabala again holding on. The home side were able to relieve their earlier nervous right 9 minutes after the restart with Nildo scoring to level. After the goal, the white-green side threw everything at Gabala but they were unable to go one more and the game ended in 1:1 leaving Gabala as the better team on the aggregate goal rule. The result reached Gabala up to the final cup game for the first in our all club history.

Khazar Lankaran line-up:

1. Orkhan Sadigly

3. Vanderson Skarduelli 

5. Tiego de Xesus

6. Rasim Ramaldanov 

(18. Tural Jalilov, 65)

7. Sadio Tounkara 

10. Elnur Abdullayev

11. Zohair Banouahi

(30. Elias Ribeiro, 73)

12. Junior Nildo

14. Rahid Amirguliyev (c) 

20. Etame Mbilla 

27. Adrian Skarlatake

Subs.:

19. Vjekoslav Tomic

2. Slavik Alkhasov

4. Alvaro Silva 

8. Dejan Blajevski

23. Nikola Gligorov

Head coach: Mustafa Denizli 

 Gabala line-up:

1. Kamran Aghayev (c)

8. Nizami Hajiyev 

9. Victor Mendy

10. Luis Hilario

14. Lorenzo Ebecilio

(22. Lourival Assis, 81)

16. Ruslan Taghizadə 

18. Ibrahima Niasse

31. Daniel Subotic

(19. Abdulwaheed Afolabi, 78)

34. Urfan Abbasov

44. Rafael Santos

46. Davronjon Ergashev

(45. Murad Musayev, 88)

Subs.:

30. Anar Nazirov

2. Rail Malikov 

6. Volodimir Levin

42. Leonardo da Silva

Head coach: Yuri Semin