League Play-Off

Ağstafa
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abdulhämid Kazimov made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ağstafa's goalkeeper Sirac Azakov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 3 played minutes Ağstafa got a freekick which was hit by Seyfäddin Älişov. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ağstafa's goalkeeper Sirac Azakov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 5th match minute, Ağstafa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esger Gülmämmädov to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the match, Ağstafa's goal looked a bit too open when Yolçu Lalayev came free, but Sirac Azakov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ağstafa's Näsräddin Cäfärli got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Abdulhämid Kazimov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ariz Lätifov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdulhämid Kazimov in the 33rd minute of play forced İrəvan FK's goalkeeper Ariz Lätifov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sirac Azakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Märdan Yusubov in the 38th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the game, İrəvan FK's Märdan Yusubov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sirac Azakov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 43rd minute Inqilab Azadäliyev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sirac Azakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Märdan Yusubov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Sirac Azakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Inqilab Azadäliyev made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Märdan Yusubov got free with Sirac Azakov in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Sirac Azakov managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when İrəvan FK's Märdan Yusubov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 59th minute, Märdan Yusubov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ağstafa's Sirac Azakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inqilab Azadäliyev in the 65th minute of play. Inqilab Azadäliyev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Sirac Azakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th minute Inqilab Azadäliyev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sirac Azakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Märdan Yusubov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sirac Azakov having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Yolçu Lalayev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Älövsät Alduxov charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Älövsät Alduxov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 81st match minute, Ağstafa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Älövsät Alduxov to maneuver through the defense. Inqilab Azadäliyev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Sirac Azakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. İrəvan FK's Inqilab Azadäliyev got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in İrəvan FK's zone, Abdulhämid Kazimov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ariz Lätifov came out of the goal and Abdulhämid Kazimov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, İrəvan FK's Cavanşir Abdulhäşimov got a free kick in the 90th minute. Näsräddin Cäfärli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ariz Lätifov having to make a save.