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Bärdä Şher stadionu
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Seyfäddin Sälimov got the match started through his kick off. After 2 minutes, Ähmädağa Färruxov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bärdä and the Qarabag CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bärdä's Ähmädağa Färruxov got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Anísio da Costa took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elnur Äsädov. Elnur Äsädov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Elnur Äsädov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Müşfiq Qäribov in the 8th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bent Raison in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elnur Äsädov saved Bärdä from getting behind. Feruz Abbasäliyev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seyfäddin Sälimov in the 17th minute of the match. Elnur Äsädov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bent Raison, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 34 minutes, Bent Raison made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Bärdä's Elnur Äsädov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Bärdä's zone, Müşfiq Qäribov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elnur Äsädov came out of the goal and Müşfiq Qäribov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elnur Äsädov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Müşfiq Qäribov, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bent Raison in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elnur Äsädov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Elnur Äsädov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bent Raison, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 42nd minute, Idris Alverdiyev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Bent Raison's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elnur Äsädov was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Elnur Äsädov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ağam Tähmäzov went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bent Raison to make the kick off. Bent Raison received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Elnur Äsädov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 53rd match minute, Qarabag CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eşqin Ağacanov to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Qarabag CF's goalkeeper Feruz Abbasäliyev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bent Raison who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of Elnur Äsädov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 59 minutes into the match, Bärdä's goal looked a bit too open when Eşqin Ağacanov came free, but Elnur Äsädov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Qarabag CF fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Qarabag CF's Bent Raison looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Eşqin Ağacanov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Qarabag CF's Müşfiq Qäribov in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bärdä's goalie prevented a goal. Bärdä's Elnur Äsädov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Bärdä from getting a goal against them. Elnur Äsädov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Häsän Zülfüqarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Müşfiq Qäribov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Elnur Äsädov. That made the score 0-5 in the 71 minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Bent Raison dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Elnur Äsädov, 0-8. If Bent Raison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Bent Raison left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Qarabag CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. Qarabag CF's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.