As the UEFA Nations League reached to the second round, Azerbaijan met Malta within the 4th tour in the 3rd group of the League D at the Baku Olympic Stadium. The match ended in 1:1. Gabala’s Tamkin Khalilzadeh was a part of the team coming on the pitch after the half-time and held on for the full time of the second half.  This was the red-black footballer’s eighth experience, including one goal, for the provisional. Gabala midfielder Sabien Lilay also came on an away against Israel (0:2) within the 4th tour of the UEFA Nations League in the 1st group of the League C. He was on the pitch over the second period.