Date: Sunday, March 3rd, 2019

Kick-off: 3:00 pm. AZT

Venue: Zira Sport Complex Stadium

Attendance: 600

Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

Assistant referees: Rahil Ramazanov, Ali Jabrayilov

4th Official: Namig Bakirov

Referee observer: Shahin Jafarov

AFFA delegate: Rufat Amirov

Bookings: Fofana Ismael, 90+3 (rejecting a referee order) // Javid Huseynov, 20 (rejecting a referee order); Rasim Ramaldanov, 70 (delaying game restart)

Goals: Fofana Ismael, 87 // Bakhtiyar Hasanalizadeh, 57 (own goal)

Stoppage time: First Half: - 0 min / Second Half: - 3 min

Gabala ended the 19th tour the Azerbaijan Premier League in 1:1 against Zira in away. In the half, Zira were able to trouble Gabala keeper Dmytro Bezotosniy only with one occasion but Rasim Ramaldanov rejected Mfo Kgasvane’s shot on the defensive line. Although the visiting side regained the momentum going more into the game, they could not set up threat and break the deadlock. 

 

The first pulsating moment came out by Javid Huseynov, in the 57th minute, capitalizing on the ball after the Zira defense looked lost. The Gabala captain telegraphed to the box where opponent Bakhtiyar Hasanalizadeh touched the ball converted in an own goal.

 

The home side scored back to the level in the closing minutes.

 

Zira Line-up:

 

2. Ilkin Gyrtymov

6. Vugar Mustafayev

(91. Bilal Hamdi, 65)

88. Tellur Mutallimov

14. Bakhtiyar Hasanalızadeh

27. Adrian Skarlatake

11. Dilan Duventru

9. Aleksandr Dedov

23. Mfo Kgasvane

(17. Robin Ngalande, 70)

18. KHulio Sezar Rodrigez

(20. Fofana Ismael, 46)

38. Ilkin Muradov

 

BENCH:

 

1. Orkhan Sadygly

62. Abdulla Seyidahmadov

39. Sadig Guliyev

8. Kamal Mirzayev

77. Mirsahib Abbasov

26. Milos Radivoyevic

10. Sadio Tounkara

99. Rafael Maharramli

 

COACH: Samir Abasov

 

Gabala Line-up:

22. Dmytro Bezotosniy

5. Rasim Ramaldanov

14. Javid Huseynov (C)

4. Elvin Jamalov

21. Atakora Lalavele

(9. Davit Volkov, 79)

88. Sabien Lilay

(34. Urfan Abbasov, 87)

28. Steeven Monroze

8. Gismat Aliyev

27. Bahlul Mustafazadeh

2. Amin Seydiyev

 

BENCH:

 

1. Anar Nazirov

35. Murad Popov

18. Ilgar Gurbanov

11. Asif Mammadov

10. Rauf Aliyev

6. Rustam Nuruyev

77. Samir Gurbanov

 

COACH:  Zaur Hasimov