Gabala showing again resilience beating AZAL
News / 19 February 2014 | 13:40182
AZAL- Gabala 1:2
Date: 19 February 2014 / Kick-off: 15:00 / Venue: AZAL Arena Stadium /Crowd: 500
Referee: Rahim Hasanov
Referee assistants: İsgandar Aliyev, Elşan Acalov
4th official: Ramiz Maharramov
AFFA member: Adil Nadirov
Referee inspector: Ali Hüseynov
Yellow cards: Samuel Barlay, 45+1 (unsporting behavior); Shahriyar Rahimov, 69 (unsporting behavior) // Nizami Hacıyev, 45 (unsporting behavior)
Goals: Nedo Turkoviç, 39 (p.) // Daniel Subotiç, 44; Şahriyar Rahimov, 71 (own goal)
Extra time: I hissada - 1 min.; II hissada - 3 min.
After the winless streak of the last 2 matches, Gabala again are moving up to the league top beating AZAL in 1:2. The away game within the 22nd tour of the Topaz Premier League left the red-black squad just ahead of Garabagh on top of the league table.
The pace of the match started by checkup attacks and the course of the game went on with less threats. Then Nedo Turkovic scored in the opener in the 39th minute by penalty. The goal prompted Gabala to go faster 5 minutes before moving level on aggregate when Daniel Subotic headed the ball from Nizami Hajiyev into the AZAL net.
Things kept going the same way in the second period. The all-important goal was scored by Leonardo, in the 71st minute, with a corner touched Shahriyar Rahimov before getting in. The visiting side were able to protect their lead up to the final whistle.
Just cast your mind back to the earlier 2 matches against AZAL in the first round where Gabala got back from descent on aggregate to finish on top with 2:1.
AZAL line-up:
1. Ruslan Majidov
3. Aleksandr Shemonayev
4. Junior Ailton
7. Javid Taghiyev
(5. Murad Aghayev, 86)
10. Jon Oluremi
15. Oskars Klava
17. Victor Igbekoyi (c)
18. Samuel Barlay
(22. Akhtam Khamrakulov, 83)
20. Branislav Arsenyevic
31. Shahriyar Rahimov
(27. Rashad Abdullayev, 75)
89. Nedo Turkovic
Subs.:
12. Jahangir Hasanzadeh
8. Garib Ibrahimov
23. Tural Narimanov
32. Lasha Kasiradze
Head coach: Vagif Sadygov
Gabala line-up
1. Kamran Aghayev
6. Volodimir Levin (c)
8. Nizami Hajiyev
(7. Marat Izmaylov, 46)
9. Victor Mendy
10. Luis Hilario
14. Lorenzo Ebecilio
16. Ruslan Taghyzadeh
31. Daniel Subotic
36. Elnur Allahverdiyev
42. Leonardo da Silva
(3. Nikola Valentic, 81)
44. Rafael Santos
Subs.:
27. David Pietrzkevic
4. Amit Guluzadeh
11. Yannick Kamanan
19. Abdulwaheed Afolabi
34. Urfan Abbasov
Head coach: Yuri Semin
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