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Xanabad Şher stadion
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rüfät Häşimov took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes, Rüfät Häşimov made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Xanabad ANS's Laçın Zamanov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Xanabad ANS's Laçın Zamanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rüfät Häşimov in the 5th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fäxri Qädimov in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Laçın Zamanov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Xanabad ANS's Laçın Zamanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rüfät Häşimov in the 9th minute of play. The attack was good, but when Rüfät Häşimov in the 14th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rüfät Häşimov in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laçın Zamanov saved Xanabad ANS from getting behind. With an all-out effort, Xanabad ANS's Perviz Mahmudov threw himself towards the right post 19 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Qalib Ağanäbiyev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Laçın Zamanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rüfät Häşimov in the 25th minute of play. Rüfät Häşimov scored 0-3 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Laçın Zamanov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 32nd minute, Xanabad ANS's Ülvi Sultanov seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ülvi Sultanov the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Xanabad ANS protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ülvi Sultanov had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 36th minute, Rüfät Häşimov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Naxçıvan FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Laçın Zamanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rüfät Häşimov in the 39th minute of play. Rüfät Häşimov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 42 minutes into the match, Rüfät Häşimov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Laçın Zamanov. Xanabad ANS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rüfät Häşimov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. In the 45th minute Rüfät Häşimov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laçın Zamanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xidir Hüseyinli to make the kick off. Xanabad ANS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 51st minute, when Rüfät Häşimov scored to the left of an out of position Laçın Zamanov, making the score, 0-6. Rüfät Häşimov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Laçın Zamanov came out and tried to block the shot, but Rüfät Häşimov slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 55th minute. Xanabad ANS's Laçın Zamanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rüfät Häşimov in the 58th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fäxri Qädimov got free with Laçın Zamanov in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 62 minutes into the match, Rüfät Häşimov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Laçın Zamanov, 0-8. The audience was convinced that Rüfät Häşimov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Laçın Zamanov was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Laçın Zamanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rüfät Häşimov in the 67th minute of the match. When Rüfät Häşimov came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Naxçıvan FK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rüfät Häşimov couldn't finish the play. Perviz Mahmudov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qalib Ağanäbiyev, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 73 minutes into the game, Xanabad ANS's Qalib Ağanäbiyev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Perviz Mahmudov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-8. 76 minutes into the game, Qalib Ağanäbiyev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Xanabad ANS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Naxçıvan FK the free kick. After a rather tough play, Xanabad ANS's Qalib Ağanäbiyev got a free kick in the 76th minute. Fäxri Qädimov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Laçın Zamanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rüfät Häşimov, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Vilayät Baxşiyev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Naxçıvan FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Vilayät Baxşiyev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Laçın Zamanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 83rd match minute, Xanabad ANS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rüstäm Atayev to maneuver through the defense. Laçın Zamanov was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Fäxri Qädimov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fäxri Qädimov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-9. A collision led to Xanabad ANS getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Qalib Ağanäbiyev hit a great ball. Naxçıvan FK played a much better game than Xanabad ANS and deserved their victory. The Xanabad ANS players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.