Gabala have met Garabagh in Baku within the 24th tour of the Topaz Premier League. The tie was of much importance for the both sides to get a boost at the league table. 

The pace of the match started by display of mutual testing attacks. The pair looked suffering from lack of real threats for the most of the first period. The game turned out to be warming up six minutes from half-time as Garabagh"s Richard Almeida curled in from the edge of the box. After the winner goal, the home side left the half on top. 

 

The second period started the same way. At times, Gabala"s Rashad Abdullayev went close to equalize on two occasions. The red-black half of the pitch looked the more like to score with the late efforts but they were out and left the second match-up of the final stage with no points.