League Play-Off

Şeref BEY
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Musa Mähärrämov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zakir Mämmädov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 6 minutes into the match, ☾☆ İslambol 1453 FC's goal looked a bit too open when Veyis Balayev came free, but Zakir Mämmädov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the ☾☆ İslambol 1453 FC defense, Räşad Abduyev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zakir Mämmädov. The ☾☆ İslambol 1453 FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zakir Mämmädov should have stopped the shot. ☾☆ İslambol 1453 FC's Zakir Mämmädov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Musa Mähärrämov in the 12th minute of play. Nicat Cäbiyev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qurban Babaşov having to interfere. Qänbär Babakişiyev in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Qurban Babaşov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Musa Mähärrämov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zakir Mämmädov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Musa Mähärrämov, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Qänbär Babakişiyev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qurban Babaşov having to interfere. Qurban Babaşov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilqar Alişanov in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Musa Mähärrämov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zakir Mämmädov. ☾☆ İslambol 1453 FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Musa Mähärrämov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd rose to their feet as ☾☆ İslambol 1453 FC's Nicat Cäbiyev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Qurban Babaşov. That made the score 1-3 after 35 minutes of play. After 41 minutes of play, Räsulzadä's Musa Mähärrämov made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zakir Mämmädov was left in no man's land by his defense there! 45 minutes into the game, Räsulzadä's Räşad Abduyev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zakir Mämmädov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. After the first half Räsulzadä were leading 1-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Baxış Zeynalov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qurban Babaşov having to interfere. Räşad Abduyev had several of the ☾☆ İslambol 1453 FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 57 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-6 score and a disappointed Zakir Mämmädov as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 62nd minute, Musa Mähärrämov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zakir Mämmädov. The goal made the score 1-7. Ismät Känanov charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ismät Känanov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th match minute, Räsulzadä was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismät Känanov to maneuver through the defense. In the 68thth minute of the game Häzän Alişanov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Räsulzadä's Qurban Babaşov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zakir Mämmädov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Musa Mähärrämov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zakir Mämmädov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Musa Mähärrämov in the 76th minute of play. Zakir Mämmädov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismät Känanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Räsulzadä getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Qüdrät Umarov hit a great ball. Veyis Balayev charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Veyis Balayev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Qurban Babaşov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qänbär Babakişiyev in the 95th minute of play. Ilqar Alişanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qurban Babaşov having to interfere. The Räsulzadä supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Räsulzadä would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.