Gabala 2:1 Garabagh

Date: Sunday, 14 December 2014 / Kick-off: 15:00 / Gabala City Stadium / Crowd: 500
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
Referee assistants: Yashar Abbasov, Nahid Aliyev
4th official: Rahim Hasanov
AFFA members: Shaig Hamidov
Referee inspector: Asim Khudiyev
Yellow cards: Urfan Abbasov, 45 (unsporting behavior); Kamran Aghayev, 68 (keeping time); Dodo, 90+2 (keeping time) // Ilgar Gurbanov, 50 (unsporting behavior); Admir Teli, 80 (unsporting behavior)
Goals: Bakhtiyar Soltanov, 46; Dodo, 60 // Namig Alasgarov, 23
Extra time: I Part 1 min.; II Part 4 min.

Gabala beat Garabagh 2:1 at home match within the 16th tour of the Topaz Premier League with the first game after head coach Dorinel Munteanu resigned. And it was Sanan Gurbanov”s first experience as the head coach of the A team.

The match started by mutual attacks with failure passes from both sides. Gabala came out setting up the first threat with Ekigho Ehiosun, in the 19th minute, meeting the ball from the right targeting the left corner in the box before visitor keeper Ibrahim Sehich deflected it. Three minutes later, Garabagh scored as Kamran Aghayev sprang ahead to deny Namig Alasgarov but his kick touched the latter and converted in – 0:1.

Although the goal prompted Gabala, they were unable to level up to the half-time, even with the 38th minute when Markinyos in the box failed to shot in. Dodo also hit over the woodwork with free kick.

The second period started by goal as Ehiosun surging forward from the left to pass to Bakhtiyar Soltanov in the box who gave a clinical finish by header – 1:1. After leveling, Gabala gained more power with sustained period of pressure with Ehiosun in the left. On 59 minutes, he set up another chance for Soltanov to double his scoring at the other end but the latter”s shot was a bit off target.

Only a minute later, Dodo reached to the ball from Ehiosun close to the spot and fired putting Gabala one ahead – 2:1. Then in the 88th minute, Garabagh went too close to leveling with Muarem Muarem on the edge of the box by failure shot.

Ekigho looked still pushing on to scoring with 2 more superb crosses and off-target shot. Now the red-black side reached their first victory after 51 days of 5 winless matches also breaking the Garabagh deadlock after 7 games.

Gabala line-up:

1. Kamran Aghayev (c)
4. Elvin Jamalov
5. Sadig Guliyev
8. Markus Vidal
(16. Ruslan Taghizadeh, 86)
10. Dodo
(13. Murad Musayev, 90+3)
15. Ruslan Abishov
25. Adrian Ropotan
27. Bakhtiyar Soltanov
34. Urfan Abbasov
44. Rafael Santos
90. Ekigo Ehiosun

Subs.:
30. Anar Nazirov
11. Andrey Cristea
12. Aleksandru Benga
21. Yazalde Pinto
99. Tellur Mutallimov
Head coach: Sanan Gurbanov

Garabagh line-up:
13. Ibrahim Sehich
3. Tarlan Guliyev
(25. Ansi Agolli, 67)
6. Haji Ahmadov
(2. Gara Garayev, 60)
7. Namig Yusifov (c)
(20. Richard Almeyda, 63)
10. Muarem Muarem
18. Ilgar Gurbanov
24. Admir Teli
41. Leroy Jorge
55. Badavi Huseynov
77. javid Taghiyev
99. Namig Alasgarov

Subs.:
1. Farhad Valiyev
5. Maksim Medvedev
14. Rashad Sadigov
33. Shahriyar Aliyev

Head coach: Gurban Gurbanov