Azerbaijan Cup, Semifinal First Game

 

"Gabala" - "Xazar Lankaran"  3:0 

Date: 16 April 2014 / Kick-off: 16:00 / Venue: Gabala City Stadium / Crowd: 2000

Head referee: Rahim Hasanov

Referee assistants: Yashar Abbasov, Akif Amirali

4th official: Omar Pashayev

Extra referee assistants: Ingilab Mammadov, Elvin Asgarov

AFFA member: Gurbat Hasanov

Referee isnpector: Shahin Jafarov

Yellow cards: Davronjon Ergashev, 37 (unsporting behavior); Urfan Abbasov, 74 (unsporting behavior); Marat Izmaylov, 86 (unsporting behavior) // Rasim Ramaldanov, 45 (unsporting behavior); Rahid Amirguliyev, 53 (unsporting behavior) 

Goals: Nizami Hajiyev, 53; 72; Victor Mendy, 59 

Extra time: I part - 2 min.; II part - 3 min.

The first-leg tie of the Gabala and Khazar Lankaran within the cup semifinal has been held today in Gabala. The game was of much importance for both sides, even more for Gabala who suffered from winless streak after the winter break. The red-black squad came on the pitch with lack of some players. Semin was restricted by absence of Elnur Allahverdiyev, Dodo, Lorenso Ebecilio and Nikola Valentic. 

The pace of the game started much faster than it was expected. Both sides threw everything at the ends of the pitch trying to get the fortune. And all Gabala fans got up as Subotich set up threat after free kick in 8th minute. The forward was much close to putting his team one ahead. After the goal occasion set up by Gabala, the visitors got back to hold on with their defense and it  affected the game to slow down. 

The home side missed another goal chance in the 15th minute when Nizami came one on one with the keeper after a cool pass from Subotic, but the score on the sheet did not changed.

After the restart, the home side as if got fresh air to blow up into the other end.

Gabala kept pushing Khazar Lankaran back and our lead seemed as a matter of fact just before 50th minute. So Hajiyev failed to convert in the superb cross by Subotic within the box. His first close range shot was denied by the visiting defense before the second effort past well wide of goal. In spite of all, the midfielder reached to successful finish when the team from south gave a vital mistake in the center and Nizami got off Vanderson to see the left corner as a close range target. Five minutes after the goal, Gabala doubled their lead with Mendy in counter attack. The squad of Yuri Semin kept going after their goal and held the other side under sustainable period of pressure to extend the goal difference ahead of the away return game. Then Hajiyev scored Gabala"s 3rd, as well as his 2nd again in counter attack. 

With the minutes left, Khazar Lankaran"s coaching staff introduced some strikers but the matters was settled well before. The final whistle of Rahim Hasanov left Gabala sealing their victory of the 2-match round.

Gabala line-up:

1. Kamran Aghayev (c)

6. Volodimir Levin

7. Marat Izmaylov

8. Nizami Hajiyev 

9. Victor Mendy

(22. Lourival Assis, 85)

16. Ruslan Taghizadeh 

18. Ibrahima Niasse

31. Daniel Subotic

34. Urfan Abbasov

44. Rafael Santos

46. Davronjon Ergashev

Subs.:

27. David Pietrzkevic

2. Rail Malikov 

4. Amid Guluzadeh

19. Abdulwaheed Afolabi

42. Leonardo da Silva

45. Murad Musayev

Head coach: Yuri Semin

 

 Khazar Lankaran line-up:

1. Orkhan Sadigly

3. Vanderson Skarduelli 

5. Tiego de Xesus

6. Rasim Ramaldanov

8. Dejan Blajevski

(7. Sadio Tounkara, 60)

11. Zohair Banouahi

(12. Junior Nildo, 59)

14. Rahid Amirguliyev 

18. Tural Jalilov

20. Etame Mbilla 

23. Nikola Gligorov

(30. Elias Ribeiro, 75)

27. Adrian Skarlatake

Subs.:

19. Vjekoslav Tomic

2. Slavik Alkhasov

4. Alvaro Silva 

10. Elnur Abdullayev

Head coach: Mustafa Denizli