League

National Olympic
Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erubiel Guter got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Yusuf Kücük shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aristides Bittor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire's goal looked a bit too open when Erubiel Guter came free, but Aristides Bittor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samir Balişov made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Christoff Helssens sent off a good shot on target. 14 minutes into the match, Neftci's goalkeeper Samir Balişov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christoff Helssens. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christoff Helssens in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Samir Balişov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Christoff Helssens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samir Balişov having to interfere. Aristides Bittor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erubiel Guter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Neftci's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Isgändär Ağamaliyev was slow to take the kick. During this time ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice moves Christoff Helssens could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Samir Balişov however easily saved by the left post. Elxan Bağirov charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elxan Bağirov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Samir Balişov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christoff Helssens in the 40th minute. In the 42nd match minute, Neftci was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Heydär Bäyazov to maneuver through the defense. Neftci's Samir Balişov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Abechuco in the 43rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christoff Helssens got free with Samir Balişov in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aristides Bittor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Heydär Bäyazov went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Christoff Helssens made a kick off. If Christoff Helssens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Vasco in the 56th minute of play forced Neftci's goalkeeper Samir Balişov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Neftci's goal looked a bit too open when Akif Äläkbärov came free, but Samir Balişov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute Cristian Abechuco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samir Balişov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Christoff Helssens got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Samir Balişov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christoff Helssens's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire's Aristides Bittor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yusuf Kücük in the 67th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christoff Helssens in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Samir Balişov saved Neftci from getting behind. 1-1 became the score in the 71st minute when Christoff Helssens elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 75th minute of the game. One of ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Neftci:s goal. If Heydär Bäyazov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dominik Domeradzki received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aristides Bittor came out and tried to block the shot, but Dominik Domeradzki slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 88th minute. Heydär Bäyazov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 91stth minute, Aristides Bittor skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Cristian Abechuco hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match.