League Play-Off

Ordubad
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Saatxan Elxanov kicked off to start the match. Mämmäd Ağamämmädov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saatxan Elxanov in the 4th minute of play. Ämin Allahyarov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mämmäd Ağamämmädov having to make a save. In the 9th minute Saatxan Elxanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mämmäd Ağamämmädov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Saatxan Elxanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th match minute, Ordubad FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Veysäl Mustafayev to maneuver through the defense. If Saatxan Elxanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Ämin Allahyarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mämmäd Ağamämmädov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saatxan Elxanov in the 19th minute of play. Saatxan Elxanov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mämmäd Ağamämmädov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Eynulla Baxşaliyev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tağı Axundov having to interfere. Äjdär Hacibabayev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Tağı Axundov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Ämin Allahyarov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ordubad ANS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Ordubad FK's Mämmäd Ağamämmädov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salman Mahmudov in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Ordubad ANS's goal looked a bit too open when Eynulla Baxşaliyev came free, but Tağı Axundov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mämmäd Ağamämmädov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saatxan Elxanov in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Saatxan Elxanov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mämmäd Ağamämmädov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eynulla Baxşaliyev made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Äjdär Hacibabayev notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Ordubad ANS's Tağı Axundov. Tağı Axundov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 63rd minute, Länkäran Yaqubov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Äjdär Hacibabayev came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Ordubad 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 Äjdär Hacibabayev couldn't finish the play. Salman Mahmudov hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ämin Allahyarov got free with Mämmäd Ağamämmädov in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Ordubad FK getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Bäxtiyar Bilalov hit a great ball. 74 minutes into the match, Ämin Allahyarov notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Ordubad FK's Mämmäd Ağamämmädov. Mämmäd Ağamämmädov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ordubad FK's Mämmäd Ağamämmädov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Ordubad FK from getting a goal against them. 90 minutes into the game, Eynulla Baxşaliyev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Tağı Axundov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.