Gabala – Simurg – 0:3

Date: 4 March 2015 / Kick-off: 19:00 AZT / Venue: Gabala City Stadium /Crowd: 400
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev
Assistant referees: Mehman Mahmudov, Munis Abdullayev
Alava kömakçi hakimlar: Elvin Asgarov, Omar Pashayev
4th official: Zeynal Zeynalov
AFFA member: Nuvar Khasiyev
Referee inspector: Gulagha Jabbarov
Yellow cards: Urfan Abbasov, 41 (unsporting behavior); Dodo, 61 (unsporting behavior) // Samir Zargarov, 20 (systematically fouling); Xuan Alberto, 30 (unsporting behavior); Tural Akhundov, 81 (unsporting behavior)
Goals: Dragan Cheran, 17, 55; Benjamin Lambot, 57
Stoppage time: I Part - 0.; II Part 3 min.

Gabala lost to Simurg in the round of 8 cup match by 3:0. Roman Grigorchuk”s side started faster. In 5 minutes into the game, Bakhtiyar Soltanov went close to scoring but he was denied by the opponent keeper. Then Simurg”s Dragan Cheran opened the scoring in the 17th minute. After the goal Gabala took momentum with Ekigho Ehiosun, Aleksey Gai and Victor Mendy. But their efforts could not find the target.

Then the visitors doubled their lead by the 2nd goal from Cheran before Benjamin Lambot tripled for Simurg. The winner goal left a break on the unbeaten streak of 13 cup matches of Gabala, 1457 days after away defeat to Baku on 8 March 2011. The return game is expected to 13 March.

Gabala line-up:
22. Dmitri Bezotosny
4. Elvin Jamalov
9. Victor Mendy
10. Dodo
(18. Ruslan Fomin, 73)
15. Ruslan Abishov (c)
(5. Sadig Guliyev, 78)
16. Ruslan Taghizadeh
19. Aleksey Gai
27. Bakhtiyar Soltanov
(14. Javid Huseynov, 53)
34. Urfan Abbasov
44. Rafael Santos
90. Ekigho Ehiosun
Subs.:
30. Anar Nazirov
20. Rikardinyo
32. Mikhail Sivakov
99. Tellur Mutallimov
Head coach: Roman Grigorchuk

Simurg line-up:
1. Pavel Kapsa
2. Ilkin Girtimov (c)
4. Xuan Alberto
6. Samir Zargarov
(22. Cihan Ozkara, 82)
10. Rashad Eyyubov
11. Dragan Cheran
(15. Stepan Polyak, 88)
14. Vugar Mustafayev
18. Tural Akhundov
20. Idan Vaytsman
26. Benjamin Lambot
88. Marko Stanoyevich
(8. Patrik Osiako, 68)
Subs.:
35. Amil Aghajanov
3. Adam Banaj
7. Elnur Abdullayev
9. Mirzagha Huseynpur
Head coach: George Chikhradze