League Play-Off

LixUS Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yusif Bähramov started the match with the kick off. QARABAGH FC's Hidayät Abduläzimov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicat Tähmäzov in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Sumqayıt şosesi's Nicat Tähmäzov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hidayät Abduläzimov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Älağa Ämircanov got free with Mämmäd Alduxov in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Yusif Bähramov came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the QARABAGH FC 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 Yusif Bähramov couldn't finish the play. Nicat Tähmäzov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Hidayät Abduläzimov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Älağa Ämircanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Burxan Eminov charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Burxan Eminov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Burxan Eminov hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 25th match minute, QARABAGH FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ähsän Säfärov to maneuver through the defense. Sumqayıt şosesi's Nicat Tähmäzov got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 31 played minutes Sumqayıt şosesi got a freekick which was hit by Äliaslan Allahyarov. Nicat Tähmäzov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Hidayät Abduläzimov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Färman Bädälov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Nicat Tähmäzov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hidayät Abduläzimov was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Hidayät Abduläzimov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicat Tähmäzov's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. Yusif Bähramov's late challenge caught a Sumqayıt şosesi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yusif Bähramov helped the player get up and apologised. Yusif Bähramov hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicat Tähmäzov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sumqayıt şosesi's Mämmäd Alduxov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Älağa Ämircanov in the 54th minute of play. With a little luck, QARABAGH FC's Hidayät Abduläzimov got control of the ball when Färman Bädälov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yusif Bähramov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mämmäd Alduxov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Sumqayıt şosesi's Nicat Tähmäzov got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Färman Bädälov came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Sumqayıt şosesi 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 Färman Bädälov couldn't finish the play. Hidayät Abduläzimov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicat Tähmäzov in the 71st minute of the match. Mämmäd Alduxov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yusif Bähramov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Älağa Ämircanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mämmäd Alduxov having to interfere. Sumqayıt şosesi's Ağakänan Cäfärquliyev shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 82nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Hidayät Abduläzimov but with some difficulty. Nicat Tähmäzov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Färman Bädälov got free with Hidayät Abduläzimov in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to QARABAGH FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Ähsän Säfärov hit a great ball. Färman Bädälov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Hidayät Abduläzimov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd minute Nicat Tähmäzov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hidayät Abduläzimov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ähsän Säfärov kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Sumqayıt şosesi played a much better game than QARABAGH FC and deserved their victory. The QARABAGH FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.