Azerbaijan Premier League
Date: Sunday, May 1, 2016
Venue: Gabala City Stadium
Assistant Referees: Nahid Aliyev, Munis Abdullayev
Fourth official: Ramil Ahmadov
AFFA delegate: Mashallah Ahmadov
Referee inspector: Fuzuli Najafov
Bookings: Mahammad Mirzabayov, 87” (holding an opponent); Ermin Zec, 90” (unsporting behavior) // Rahil Mammadov, 10” (handling the ball); Ruslan Gurbanov, 16” (unsporting behavior)
Goals: Oleksiy Gai, 21”; Rashad Sadigov, 51” // Ruslan Gurbanov, 32”; Elshan Abdullayev, 64”
Stoppage time: 1st Period: 1 min.; 2nd Period: 3 min.
Gabala ended in 2:2 with Neftchi within the 32nd tour of the Azerbaijan Premier League. The home match started by mutual attacks and the first threat was set by Roman Grigorchuk”s side when along range shot from the right found Dashdarmirov converted to Eyyubov. But the latter was unable to hit in from the 10-meter position.
The next attack of Gabala led to the opener by Oleksiy Gai with penalty after Oleksiy Antonov was fouled in the box. The midfielder reached to his 9th goal for Gabala in the league, as well as 17th in his all career.
Gabala”s seconed goal was cancelled by Jairo Rodrigues of Neftchi deflecting Mirzabayov.
The Brazilian opponent went too close to leveling before his corner kick was denied by our keeper Dmytro Bezotosny.
Netchi could level in the 33rd minute with Ruslan Gurbanov after a precise pass from Aylton Silva.
The goal prompted Gabala to step up their inroad into the opponent defense setting 3 more occasions with exchange Antonov, Eyyubov and Gai.
The course of the game went the same way after the restart. In early minutes into the period, Rashad Sadigov put Gabala one ahead with his 2nd goal for the red-black team.
Later on, Neftchi scored to level again with the last goal of the show by Elshan Abdullayev.
Head coach: Roman Grigorchuk
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