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Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) 4 minutes into the match, Masallı's Corey Yeager sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mäcid Qarayev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Corey Yeager might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mäcid Qarayev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Corey Yeager ran back to his position shaking his head. Cahan Quliyev might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mäcid Qarayev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cahan Quliyev ran back to his position shaking his head. 21 minutes into the match, ARBO United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cahan Quliyev came free, but Mäcid Qarayev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Masallı's goal looked a bit too open when Ämir Abişov came free, but Seyfäddin Äsädov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tofiq Babişov in the 24th minute of play forced ARBO United FC's goalkeeper Mäcid Qarayev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Allahyar Cäfärquliyev kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Corey Yeager had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mäcid Qarayev. ARBO United FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Corey Yeager was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Corey Yeager put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Mäcid Qarayev. Corey Yeager received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Mäcid Qarayev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mäcid Qarayev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Graham Cates, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Tofiq Babişov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mäcid Qarayev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 42 minutes, Graham Cates managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Masallı's supporters crossed their fingers, but Graham Cates was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Cahan Quliyev came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Masallı 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 Cahan Quliyev couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Cahan Quliyev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mäcid Qarayev was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ämir Abişov to make the kick off. Asif Babuşov's late challenge caught a Masallı's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Asif Babuşov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 52nd minute, Asif Babuşov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cahan Quliyev struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Mäcid Qarayev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Masallı. Mäcid Qarayev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Corey Yeager, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Cahan Quliyev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mäcid Qarayev made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Cahan Quliyev sent off a good shot on target. Şakir Ähmädli hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Cahan Quliyev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st minute, Cahan Quliyev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mäcid Qarayev was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. A collision led to ARBO United FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Cümşüd Färruxov hit a great ball. ARBO United FC's Mäcid Qarayev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Graham Cates in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, ARBO United FC's goalkeeper Mäcid Qarayev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cahan Quliyev. Mäcid Qarayev made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Cahan Quliyev sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, ARBO United FC's Ädalät Mäcidov got a free kick in the 90th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Cahan Quliyev could shoot a difficult shot in the 91st minute, which Mäcid Qarayev however easily saved by the left post. Graham Cates struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Mäcid Qarayev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Masallı. ARBO United FC's Mäcid Qarayev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Corey Yeager in the 95th minute of play. The ARBO United FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Masallı were clearly better and deserved to take the win.