Weeks goals put moved Gabala onto domestic League top
News / 25 September 2016 | 16:22275
Zira 0:2 Gabala
Azerbaijan Premier League
Date: Sunday, September 25, 2016
Kick-off; 6:00 P.M. AZT
Venue: Zira Sport Complex Stadium
Attendance: 8,00
Referee: Ravan Hamzazadeh
Assistant referees: Elman Musayev, Nahid Aliyev
Fourth official: Namig Huseynov
Additional assistant referees: Aliyar Aghayev, Fariz Yusifov
AFFA nümayəndəsi: Eldar Qasımov
Referee observer: Shaig Hamidov
Bookings: Adil Naghiyev, 66” (unsporting behavior) // Voislav Stankovic, 3 (unsporting behavior); Asif Mammadov, 30” (unsporting behavior); Petar Franyic, 65” (unsporting behavior)
Goals: Theo Weeks, 19”; 76”
Stoppage time: First Half: 1 min.; Second Half: 4 min.
Gabala overcame Zira 2:0 in the 2nd away leg of the domestic premier league within the 6th tour. Roman Grigorchuk”s side started by their own way holding foothold in the early proceedings. Taking the early lead yielded great a result in the 19th minute when Filip Ozobic”s superb cross found Theo Weeks in the box to sweep a finish past the home keeper. This was the maiden goal of the Liberian forward in the domestic top-flight. Then Sergei Zenjov surged up the field before seeing his shot was wrong-footed.
Zira went too close to leveling but the post denied them.
The game shifted decisively towards the home side with some quick attaks but Gabala held on clear.
After the restart, Weeks set up Zenjov with an inch-perfect pass but the latter wasoff the target.
Later on, Grigorchuk introduced Dabo, the top scorer of the championship. He came one on one with Anar Nazirov, but he shot well wide over the keeper. Then Weeks doubled Gabala”s lead with his debut- 2:0.
The victory sealed Gabala”s place on top of the league table after the fourth successive win of the season. And our keeper Dmytro Bezotosniy are extending his clean-sheet matches to the eighth match that includes 778 minutes.
Zira line-up:
1. Anar Nazirov
23. Yovan Krneta
44. Migel Lorenso
28. Tamkin Khalilzadeh
5. Adil Naghiyev
6. Vugar Mustafayev
8. Milan Duric
11. Victor Igbekoyi
(20. Sezar Meza Colli, 73”)
10. Elvin Mammadov (C)
(17. Vusal Isgandarli, 81”)
7. Gerhard Progni
(21. Murad Sattarlı, 88”)
19. Nurlan Novruzov
BENCH:
85. Kamal Bayramov
13. Aleksandr Shemonayev
96. Elgun Nabiyev
18. Tural Jalilov
COACH: Adil Shukurov
Gabala line-up:
22. Dmytro Bezotosniy
3. Voislav Stankovic
4. Elvin Jamalov
9. Sergei Zenjov
(18. Bagali Dabo, 60”)
11. Asif Mammadov (C)
(6. Rashad Sadigov, 82”)
13. Murad Musayev
17. Mahammad Mirzabayov
19. Filip Ozobic
(10. Ruslan Gurbanov, 68”)
27. Theo Weeks
30. Petar Franjic
34. Urfan Abbasov
BENCH:
33. David Pietrzikevic
15. Vitaliy Vernydub
21. Roman Huseynov
88. Tellur Mutallimov
COACH: Roman Grigorcuk
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