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Spectators: 10871 (Terracing: 8154, Seating: 2500, VIP seats: 217) After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Jerome Bollaert managed to get in a good position for a shot. SazobaSpor's supporters rose to their feet, but Jerome Bollaert was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maşallah Alxanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Jerome Bollaert took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Maşallah Alxanov to make any attempt to save it. Maşallah Alxanov was a little too slow when Jerome Bollaert got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 2-0. Eevert Hiltunen hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After 12 played minutes Abşeron got a freekick which was hit by Äkbär Atakişiyev. In the 15th minute of the match, Jerome Bollaert tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Maşallah Alxanov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. SazobaSpor were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Abşeron's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eevert Hiltunen took the corner. Maşallah Alxanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerome Bollaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, SazobaSpor's Maşallah Alxanov threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Conrado Berart, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 32nd minute Jerome Bollaert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maşallah Alxanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Abşeron defense, Jerome Bollaert kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maşallah Alxanov. The Abşeron fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maşallah Alxanov should have stopped the shot. Jerome Bollaert in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Maşallah Alxanov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A well done corner resulted in Jerome Bollaert drilling the ball in to score 5-0 behind Abşeron's goalkeeper. When the match clock showed 43 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Jerome Bollaert sped through Abşeron's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maşallah Alxanov. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

Abşeron's Säbuhi Zakirov was substituted for Camaläddin Bağiyev. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jerome Bollaert to make the kick off. Äkbär Atakişiyev's late challenge caught a SazobaSpor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Äkbär Atakişiyev helped the player get up and apologised. Äkbär Atakişiyev hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute of the match Eevert Hiltunen sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maşallah Alxanov skillfully saved the ball. Maşallah Alxanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerome Bollaert, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After a defensive mix-up in SazobaSpor's zone, Säbuhi Zakirov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Qurban Äsädli came out of the goal and Säbuhi Zakirov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 68thth minute of the game Jerome Bollaert who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Abşeron's Maşallah Alxanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Abşeron's goal looked a bit too open when Ni Quan Zhen came free, but Maşallah Alxanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. During the 71st minute of the match Äkbär Atakişiyev completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Äkbär Atakişiyev a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the game's 73rd minute SazobaSpor's Eevert Hiltunen took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Maşallah Alxanov and thus the score was 8-0. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 9-0 when Jerome Bollaert sped through Abşeron's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maşallah Alxanov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerome Bollaert in the 79th minute of play forced Abşeron's goalkeeper Maşallah Alxanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute, Conrado Berart 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. After 84 minutes Abşeron's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eevert Hiltunen who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to SazobaSpor's Jerome Bollaert getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 86 minutes into the match, Jerome Bollaert notched a goal, 10-0, to the right of Abşeron's Maşallah Alxanov. Maşallah Alxanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 95 played minutes Abşeron got a freekick which was hit by Mürsäl Kazımlı. In the 96th minute, Eevert Hiltunen 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. SazobaSpor walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.