Friendly League

Estadio Residencial
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Qarabağ's Mehran Nağiyev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Qusif Mehdiyev hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Jesús Puyol charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jesús Puyol the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Qarabağ booed when REUS NILOGA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesús Puyol didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 14 played minutes Qarabağ got a freekick which was hit by Qusif Mehdiyev. Jaime Gene took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehran Nağiyev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Mehran Nağiyev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Qarabağ's supporters rose to their feet, but Mehran Nağiyev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jaime Gene breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Benet Saez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Hidayät Äläkbärov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mehran Nağiyev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hidayät Äläkbärov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mosen Dominguez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaime Gene took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehran Nağiyev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Mosen Dominguez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hidayät Äläkbärov. That made the score 1-0 in the 34 minute of play. Jaime Gene took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehran Nağiyev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benet Saez scored 2-0 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hidayät Äläkbärov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

A collision led to REUS NILOGA getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Mosen Dominguez hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mehran Nağiyev got free with Jaime Gene in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Benet Saez came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the REUS NILOGA 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 Benet Saez couldn't finish the play. Arturo Candela hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. A collision led to REUS NILOGA getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Jesús Puyol hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Qarabağ's Salman Eyyubov got a free kick in the 71st minute. After 83 played minutes REUS NILOGA got a freekick which was hit by Ibar Urquijo. Jaime Gene showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehran Nağiyev in the 96th minute of the match. There was no doubt that REUS NILOGA were the better team. REUS NILOGA's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.