Gabala – Garabagh – 2:2

Date: 10 August 2015 / Kick-off: 9:00 A.M.
Venue: Gabala City Stadium
Crowd: 3,200
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev
Assistant referees: Zeynal Zeynalov, Rza Mammadov
4th official: Yashar Abbasov
Additional assistant referees: Omar Pashayev, Elvin Asgarov
AFFA members: Mammadali Mammadov
Referee inspector: Shahin Jafarov
Bookings: Samir Zargarov, 61 (unsporting behavior) // Ilgar Gurbanov, 75 (unsporting behavior)
Red cards: Rashad Sadigov, 73 (aggression)
Goals: Sergey Zenyov, 32; Samir Zargarov, 87 // Richard Almeida, 62 (p.); 83
Stoppage time: I Part – 0 min.; II Part- 3 min.

Gabala ended their first-leg season match of the Azerbaijan Premier League in 2:2 against Garabagh. Grigorchuk”s side started faster led to Zenjov”s setting Asif to come one on one with the opponent keeper, in the 12th minute, but he was deflected by visiting defender Badavi Huseynov.

Later on, Garabagh”s Reynaldo failed to score with a wide header.

The opener was scored by Gabala”s Zenjov on 32 minutes with a clinical finish after Dashdamirov”s free-kick. It was league debut by the Estonian for Gabala.

After the break, Zenjov could have hit his double but he failed to capitalize on good crosses from Dodo and Sadigov.
In the 62nd minute, Zargarov”s foul on Ansi Agolli led to the penalty by Garabagh”s Brazilian midfielder Richard Almeyda to level – 1:1.

And 12 minutes later, Sadigov was sent off by referee Aliyar Aghayev for the foul on Gara Garayev.

Although Gabala went down to 10, they could have go one ahead again but Rafael Santos”s header could not find the net.

Almeyda shot his 2nd to give Garabagh the lead in the 83rd minute, 3 minutes before Gabala fed back with Zargarov earning his teammates a point.

Gabala lineup:

22. Dmitri Bezotosny
3. Vojislav Stankovic
4. Elvin Jamalov
6. Rashad Sadigov
9. Sergey Zenjov
10. Dodo (c)
(69. Aleksey Antonov, 71)
11. Asif Mammadov
(66. Samir Zargarov, 46)
19. Aleksey Gai
21. Arif Dashdamirov
34. Urfan Abbasov
44. Rafael Santos

Subs.:
33. David Pietrzikevic
7. Ermin Zec
8. Mahammad Mirzabayov
15. Vitali Vernudub
17. Gismat Aliyev
Head coach: Roman Grigorchuk

Garabagh lineup:
13. Ibrahim Sehic
2. Gara Garayev
9. Reynaldo
14. Rashad Sadigov (c)
18. Ilgar Gurbanov
20. Richard Almeyda
25. Ansi Agolli
29. Raydell Pupon
55. Badavi Huseynov
67. Al Harbi
(22. Afran Ismayilov, 46)
91. Joshgun Diniyev

Subs.
1. Farhad Valiyev
6. Vugar Mustafayev
10. Dani
11. Elvin Mammadov
32. Elvin Yunuszadeh
97. Mahir Madatov
Head coach: Gurban Gurbanov