Date: Thursday, July 19, 2018
Kick-off: 9:30 pm. AZT
Venue: Stade Municipal Stadium, Differdange
UEFA Europa League
1st Qualifying Round
Return Match
Referee: Keith Kennedy (NIR)
Assistant referees: Stephen Donaldson (NIR)
Kristian Francis Hanna (NIR)
Fourth Official: Evan Boyce (NIR)
Referee observer: Milan Karadzic (Serbia)
UEFA delegate: Oleg Kharlamov (Estonia)
Bookings: Rasim Ramaldanov, 17’, Rauf Aliyev, 65, Aleksandr Karapetyan, 69’, Urfan Abbasov, 73, Javid Huseynov, 79’, Mario Mutsch, 86’, Olivier Thill, 88’, James Adeniyi, 89, Marven Martens, 90+3, Agil Mammadov, 90+3
Red card: Tamkin Khalilzadeh, 79’
Goal: Steeven Monroze, 28
Stoppage time: 1st Period: 2 m. / 2nd Period: 4 m.
First Game: 2:0

Gabala have lost the return match against Progres (Luxembourg) in away within the UEFA EL’s 1st Qualifying Round today. The red-black team, coached by Sanan Gurbanov, took a quick start as they were all for the victory after the 2:0 loss at home last week. Our squad kept more spaces on the pitch but opponents’ counter attacks were threatening. But Dmytro Bezotosniy held on clear.

Gabala’s James Adeniyi went too close to opening the scoring but saw his effort tipped wide in the 11th minute. The visiting side broke the deadlock on 28 minutes when Asif Mammadov set up Steeven Monroze scored in the opener. The French player could have hit his double just before the half-time, but the opponent keeper denied him.

It was Gabala setting up more attacks again after the restart as the home side were backing on counter attacks. Gurbanov introduced new transfer Lalavele Atakora, who gave two promising shots one defected by Sebastian Floos as the second tipped wide. And Gabala’s Bezotosniy gave his teammates another great save denying Mayron de Almeida.

Gabala were the leading side even after going down to ten because of the red card picked by Tamkin Khalilzadeh. And Adeniyi hit the ball past the Progres keeper but the referee charged it off-side. Another pulsating moment was set up by Rauf Aliyev but passed wide of the goal.

The 1:0 victory left Gabala leaving the season’s continental championship.  

Progres Line-up:
1. Sebastyan Floss
7. Mayron de Almeida
9. Yannick Bastos
(87. Aleksandr Karapetyan, 29)
10. Olivie Thill
(5. Ben Fogel, 90)
14. Emmanuel Fransuaz
(70. Matias Markes, 85)
19. Mario Mutsh
20. Jordan Gobron
22. Marven Martens
23. Adrian Ferino
31. Sebastyan Thill (C)
34. Tim Hall

BENCH: 

13. Charli Shinker
8. Dino Ramdedovic
21. Kevin Kerger
28. Romeu Torres

COACH: Paolo Amodio

Gabala Line-up:

22. Dmytro Bezotosniy
5. Rasim Ramaldanov
10. Rauf Aliyev
11. Asif Mammadov
(21. Lalavele Atakora, 56)
14. Javid Huseynov (C)
17. James Adeniyi 
18. Ilgar Gurbanov
28. Steeven Monroze
33. Tamkin Khalilzadeh
34. Urfan Abbasov
88. Sabien Lilay

BENCH: 

30. Agil Mammadov
4. Elvin Jamalov
7. Roman Huseynov
8. Gismat Aliyev
13. Hajiagha Hajiyev
27. Bahlul Mustafazadeh

COACH: Sanan Gurbanov