Zira 1:0 Gabala
Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Ground: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Crowd: 700
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
Assistant referees: Namig Huseynov, Javanshir Yusifov
Fourth official: Munis Abdullayev
Additional assistant referees: Aliyar Agayev, Ingilab Mammadov
AFFA delegate: Sakin Mammadzadeh
AFFA observer: Gulaga Jabarov
Bookings: Kamal Bayramov, 67” (delay of restart) // Elvin Jamalov, 28” (unsporting behavior)
Goals: Nijat Gurbanov, 24”
Stoppage time: 1st Half – 0 min.; 2nd Half- 4 min.
Gabala have lost to Zira 1:0 in away match of the Azerbaijan Premier League 17th tour today.
The pace of the game started by mutual attacks and the home side took the lead with further minutes into the match. As a consequence, Tamkin Khalilzadeh went too close to opening the scoring with a poor shot in the 10th minute.
Gabala also looked pushing hard when Ricardinho set up Sergei Zenjov, whose kick from a promising position flew over the woodwork.
Later on, Zira could score the opener with Nijat Gurbanov – 1:0. The goal prompted Roman Grigorchuk”s side to step up their inroad into the home defense, but the hosts held on even after a big trouble from Dodo”s poor header.
Gabala came on by some changes after the restart and gained the momentum gradually. As Facundo Pereyra came in, the red-black team looked more active on the forward line that seemed as a matter of time before they got too close to leveling on 46 minutes when Antonov”s close range shot was off the target. The Ukrainian”s further chance was denied by the keeper before his 3rd effort with a header went out off the post.
Gabala could have changed the socoring in the 65th minute when Dodo”s long range shot found the Zira keeper. And The home side”s counter attack was canceled by the Gabala defensive line preventing Nelson Bonilla before Popovic gave a good save to his teammates denying the opponent.
Another occasion was set by Oleksiy Gai that opponent keeper Kamal Bayramov would be unable to deflect, but the ball was converted by an opponent player”s head.
The pair could not score more up to the final whistle and Gabala ended sitting 4th with 27 points.
Zira lineup:
85. Kamal Bayramov
39. Sadig Guliyev
37. Jovan Krneta
5. Adil Naghiyev
13. Aleksandr Shemonayev (c)
2. Chimezie Mbah
33. Diego Souza
(8. Tarzin Jahangirov, 70”)
11. Victor Igbekoyi
(10. Igor Ivanovic, 53)
17. Nijat Gurbanov
28. Tamkin Khalilzadeh
(32. Luis Alberto Diez, 80”)
9. Nelson Bonilla
Subs.:
95. Elmaddin Mammadov
27. Rashad Abdullayev
70. Mirkamil Hashimli
19. Nurlan Novruzov
Head coach: Adil Shukurov
Gabala lineup:
1. Andrey Popovich
4. Elvin Jamalov
6. Rashad Sadigov
9. Sergei Zenjov
(32. Facundo Pereyra, 46”)
10. Dodo (c)
19. Oleksiy Gai
20. Ricardinho
(7. Ermin Zec, 57”)
34. Urfan Abbasov
44. Rafael Santos
69. Oleksiy Antonov
87. Ruslan Abishov
Subs.:
33. David Pietrzkevich
3. Vojislav Stankovic
8. Mahammad Mirzabayov
25. Gismat Aliyev
70. Vagif Javadov
Head coach: Roman Grigorchuk
