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Spectators: 10801 (Terracing: 8102, Seating: 2484, VIP seats: 215) Zengezur's Şahin Ağankäri started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Kamal Balağayev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Brimar Theódórsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 4th minute Şahin Ağankäri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Corral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rashed Al Hadhod in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Brimar Theódórsson saved Zengezur from getting behind. FK Baku were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after Zengezur's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ilyas Talıblı took the corner. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Rashed Al Hadhod got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-1. 8 minutes into the match. FK Baku's Julio Corral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haydar İsmet in the 11th minute of play. In the 16th minute Qärib Äşräfov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Corral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tofiq Zülfüqarov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Julio Corral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brimar Theódórsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramiq Muradov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qärib Äşräfov charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Qärib Äşräfov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Qärib Äşräfov kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rashed Al Hadhod in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Brimar Theódórsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Rashed Al Hadhod's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brimar Theódórsson was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rashed Al Hadhod in the 37th minute of play forced Zengezur's goalkeeper Brimar Theódórsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zengezur's Brimar Theódórsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rashed Al Hadhod in the 37th minute of play. Tofiq Zülfüqarov charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tofiq Zülfüqarov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Zengezur getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Tofiq Zülfüqarov hit a great ball. Julio Corral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toğrul Haqverdiyev in the 44th minute of the match. In the 46thth minute of the game Rashed Al Hadhod who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zengezur's Brimar Theódórsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Rashed Al Hadhod's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brimar Theódórsson was relentless in the 48th minute of the game.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rashed Al Hadhod to strike the kick off in the second half. Julio Corral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qärib Äşräfov in the 58th minute of the match. FK Baku's Julio Corral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tofiq Zülfüqarov in the 60th minute of play. Julio Corral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tofiq Zülfüqarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Kamal Balağayev charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kamal Balağayev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th match minute, FK Baku was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kamal Balağayev to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of FK Baku booed when Zengezur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toğrul Haqverdiyev didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Zengezur's Brimar Theódórsson got control of the ball when Rashed Al Hadhod tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to FK Baku getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Ramiq Muradov hit a great ball. Brimar Theódórsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ramiq Muradov's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Ibrahim Älizadä kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Kamal Balağayev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rashed Al Hadhod fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brimar Theódórsson having to interfere. 94 minutes into the match, Rashed Al Hadhod dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Brimar Theódórsson, 1-3. When the final whistle sounded FK Baku left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Zengezur.