Neftchi 1:0 Gabala

Azerbaijan Premier League / 22nd Tour
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Kick-off: 8:00 pm. AZT
Venue: Bakcell Arena, 1,100
Referee: Elvin Asgarov
Assistant referees: Vagif Musayev, Mehman Mahmudov
Fourth official: Omar Pashayev 
AFFA delegate: Mubariz Huseynov  
Referee observer: Shaig Hamidov
Bookings: Kiril Petrov, 67 (unsporting behavior); Boban Baykovic, 89 (delaying restart) // Daniel Subotij, 47 (unsporting behavior)
Goal: Namig Alasgarov, 40

Stoppage time: First Half: 1 m. / Second Half: 5 m.

Gabala lost to Neftchi 1:0 in the 22nd tour away of the Azerbaijan Premier League.

The game started by quick inroads into the visiting defense and Dmytro Bezotosniy stayed clear against two attempts by the host side.
Gabala, coached by Roman Grigorchuk, fed back with Araz Abdullayev’s free kick denied by the goal keeper.

Going into the 9th minute, the team of capital Baku went too close to opening the scoring but Bezotosniy held on again denying Ruslan Abishov’s close-range shot. With more minutes into the match, Gabala balanced the course of the match by some threats when Filip Ozobic gained three chances in a promising position but saw his efforts tipped wide. Later on, the Neftchi keeper cancelled Gabala’s another goal after a good effort. 

The home side opened the scoring in the 39th minute when Namig Alasgarov in a wide space took a pass from the right and gave a header past the Gabala keeper.

After the goal, Gabala looked in their full strength with quick attacks led to a corner kick absorbed by the home side keeper. 

It was Gabala restarting faster after the half-time but it was difficult to set a pulsating moment. Then Grigorchuk introduced Bagaliy Dabo. But Neftchi didn’t give up their lead to the opponents. Ozobic’s 12-meter drive past wide off the target in thirteen minutes left to the end. Then Dabo earned a free kick passed from Filip to Daniel Subotic saw his shot tipped off.  

Gabala left the pitch with no points after unbeaten streak of the last eight matches. This was our second season loss that is also the first of the year.

Neftci Line-up:

33. Boban Baykovic
6. Pavel Dreksa
(8. Zdenek Folprekht, 64’)
7. Namig Alasgarov
11. Ignasio Herrera Fernandes
12. Daniel Segovia
(9. Ugo Bargas, 90’)
15. Ruslan Abısov (C)
(95. Elvin Badalov, 73’)
19. Fahmin Muradbayli
23. Tarzin Jahangirov 
25. Kiril Petrov
27. Magsad Isayev
29. Giorgi Navalovski 

BENCH:
53. Maksim Vaylo
13. Murad Aghayev
17. Rahman Hajiyev
22. Mahir Sukurov

COACH: Elkhan Abdullayev

Gabala Line-up:
22. Dmytro Bezotosniy
3. Voislav Stankovic
7. Nika Kvekveskiri
(9. Sergei Zenjov, 80’)
11. Asif Mammadov
(18. Bagali Dabo, 61’)
14.Javid Huseynov (C)
17. Mahammad Mirzabayov
19. Filip Ozobic
31. Daniel Subotic
44. Rafael Santos
(34. Urfan Abbasov, 60)
77. Araz Abdullayev
88. Tellur Mutallimov

BENCH:
33. David Pietrzkevic
13. Murad Musayev
21. Roman Huseynov
27. Theo Weeks

COACH: Roman Grigorcuk