Gabala-Khazar Lankaran 2-0
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Gabala-Khazar Lankaran 2-0

Gabala – Khazar Lankaran  2:0 

Date: 31st August 2013 / Time: 18:00 / Venue: Gabala City Stadium / Crowd: 1200
Referee: Vusal Aliyev
Referee assistants: Munis Abdullayev, Nahid Aliyev
4th official: Oumar Pashayev
Extra referee assistants: Elvin Asgarov, Ramil Ahmadov
AFFA members: Mashallah Ahmadov
Referee inspector: Ahmadagha Jabbarov
Yellow cards: Leonardo da Silva, 66 (unsporting behavior); Lorenzo Ebecilio, 66 (unsporting behavior); Nikola Valentic, 81 (unsporting behavior) 
Goals: Leonardo da Silva, 38; Lorenzo Ebecilio, 61 
Extra time: I Part - 1 min.; II Part - 3 min.

Today, Gabala have defeated Khazar Lankaran 2:0 at 5th tour home match of the Topaz Premier League. The team of Yuri Semin showed their resilience repeating the last tie"s result on the same pitch, also putting an end to the two-match winless streak.

With the very early minutes, the visitors were faster and Nildo was under the spotlight. His shot was denied by the post in the 27th minute appearing to be the biggest threat on the show from the guests. The game shifted decisively towards the red-black half of the field and we kept the lead up by the final whistle. The deadlock was broken only in the 38th minute by Leonardo Da Silva with sublime throw-over shot past Orkhan Sadigly. Gabala"s Ebicilio and Nizami Hajiyev looked very close to doubling their lead but their efforts were off target.

It was Gabala keeping up the lead also after the restart. It led to scoring their second just after the hour mark when Lorenzo Ebecilio curled the ball in the winner from the edge of the box that long past the keeper - 2:0.

Gabala lineup:

25. Diego Kosta
2. Rail Malikov
3. Nikola Valentic
4. Amit Guluzadeh
6. Volodimir Levin (c)
8. Nizami Hajiyev 
9. Victor Mendy 
(18. Ibrahima Niasse, min.71)
10. Luis Paulo Hilario
(19. Abdulwaheed Afolabi, min.81)
14. Lorenzo Ebecilio
(34. Urfan Abbasov, min.86)
42. Leonardo da Silva
84. Dejan Kelhar

Subs.:

27. David Pietrzkevic
5. Sadig Guliyev
11. Yannick Kamanan 
22. Rodrigues Assis

Head coach: Yuri Semin


Khazar Lankaran lineup:

1. Orkhan Sadigly
3. Wanderson Scarduelli
4. Alvaro Silva 
5. Elnur Allahverdiyev
7. Sadio Tounkara
(22. Deivid Sakkoni, min.73)
10. Elnur Abdullayev 
11. Zohair Benouahi
(8. Edu Oriol, min.46)
12. Junior Nildo
14. Rahid Amirguliyev (c)
20. Etame Mbilla 
(55. Aghabala Ramazanov, min.68)
27. Adrian Skarlatake

Subs.:

25. Tarlan Gasimzadeh
6. Rasim Ramaldanov
18. Tural Jalilov
23. Nikola Gligorov

Coach: John Toshack