Gabala struck season silverware - Video
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Gabala struck season silverware - Video

Date: Saturday, May 12, 2018
Kick-off: 7:00 pm AZT
Venue: Kapital Bank Arena
Crowd: 1,300
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev
Assistant referees: Zeynal Zeynalov, Akif Amirali
Fourth official: Ingilab Mammadov
AFFA delegate: Erkin Huseynov
Referee observer: Ahmadagha Jabbarov
Bookings: Vurghun Huseynov, 52 (unsporting behavior); Nijat Gurbanov, 80 (unsporting behavior)
Goals: Bagaliy Dabo, 37; Javid Huseynov, 88
Stoppage time: First Half: 2 min. / Second Half: 3 min.
 
Gabala won on Sumgayit by 2:0 in the away match of the Azerbaijan Premier League’s 27th tour sealing at least silverware.
 
The home side started faster but Gabala held on. Roman Grigorchuk’s team gained momentum gradually going more into the game and set up their first threat with Famoussa Kone coming one-on-one with the keeper. Then Bagaliy Dabo failed to capitalize on a cross from Ilgar Gurbanov in the right. But the top scorer of the league could open the scoring kicking the return ball denied by a post after Steeven Monroze’s shot. This was registered as his 13th goal over the season.
 
After the restart, the hosts threw everything against the visiting side and were able to give trouble once again to Dmytro Bezotosniy.
 
As the opponent side looked focused on attacks, Gabal got some chances of counter attacks. At times, Dabo was fouled and Javid Huseynov’s shot was canceled by the opponent keeper. Monroz kicked for a 19-meter drive but saw his effort tipped wide. The latter’s next effort found Javid coming one-on-one with the keeper and the captain sealed in the 2:0 victory.
 
The result means Gabala hit the second league silver medals in a row after bronze medals in 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16. This is also our fifth championship experience on the trot.
 
Sumgayit Line-up:
1. Farhad Valiyev
2. Rail Malikov
3. Vurghun Huseynov (C)
5. Vugar Baybalayev
(13. Bahlul Mustafazada, 75)
7. Javid Taghiyev
(17. Nijat Gurbanov, 62)
9. Amil Yunanov
10. Javid Imamverdiyev
14. Bakhtiyar Hasanalizadeh
18. Tural Akhundov
19. Azar Salahlı
97. Khayal Najafov
(70. Ulvi Isgandarov, 68)
 
BENCH:
 
23. Mehdi Jannatov
6. Kamal Mirzayev
11. Ehtiram Şahverdiyev
25. Suleyman Ahmadov
77. Elnur Abdullayev
 
COACH: Samir Abasov
 
Gabala ine-up:
22. Dmitriy Bezotosniy
4. Elvin Jamalov
5. Rasim Ramaldanov
8. Gismat Aliyev
9. Bagaliy Dabo
14. Javid Huseynov (C)
(3. Voislav Stankovic, 90+3)
15. Vitaliy Vernydub
18. Ilgar Gurbanov
28. Steeven Monroz
(33. Tamkin Khalilzadeh, 90+2)
34. Urfan Abbasov
45. Famussa Kone
(10. Ruslan Gurbanov, 77)
 
BENCH:
 
23. Agil Mammadov
35. Murad Popov
6. Elvin Mammadov
11. Asif Mammadov
29. Hajiagha Hajiyev
74. Yusif Nabiyev
 
COACH: Roman Grigorchuk