League

Lökbatan
Spectators: 7080 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 80) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Şakir Adişirinov took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Şakir Adişirinov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yusif Eminov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Yusif Eminov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vüsal Äsgärov in the 7th minute of the match. After 10 played minutes Mübariz Team got a freekick which was hit by Vüsal Äsgärov. FK Baku's Yusif Eminov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niyaz Malişov in the 14th minute of play. Fäzayil Aydinov charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fäzayil Aydinov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fäzayil Aydinov kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Vüsal Äsgärov notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FK Baku's Yusif Eminov. Yusif Eminov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 21 minutes of play, Mübariz Team's Niyaz Malişov made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yusif Eminov was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 24th minute, Mabud Äsgärov 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. Mabud Äsgärov had several of the Mübariz Team's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 28 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 1-3 score and a disappointed Äjdärxan Cümşüdov as he didn't even see the shot coming. After a rather tough play, Mübariz Team's Fäzayil Aydinov got a free kick in the 33rd minute. The supporters of FK Baku booed when Mübariz Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Şakir Adişirinov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fäzayil Aydinov kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Yusif Eminov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vüsal Äsgärov in the 43rd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the game, Mübariz Team's Abbasäli Ağamämmädov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yusif Eminov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mabud Äsgärov to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Mabud Äsgärov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FK Baku's supporters rose to their feet, but Mabud Äsgärov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Äjdärxan Cümşüdov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 53 minutes of play, Mübariz Team's Şakir Adişirinov made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yusif Eminov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yusif Eminov made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Vüsal Äsgärov sent off a good shot on target. Hugo Barreto kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abbasäli Ağamämmädov in the 64th minute of play forced FK Baku's goalkeeper Yusif Eminov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Äjdärxan Cümşüdov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mabud Äsgärov in the 68th minute of the match. FK Baku's Yusif Eminov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şakir Adişirinov in the 70th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mabud Äsgärov in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Äjdärxan Cümşüdov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With 73 minutes on the clock, Arnaud Vandamme commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 74th match minute, FK Baku was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaud Vandamme to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in FK Baku's zone, Gündüz Haqverdiyev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yusif Eminov came out of the goal and Gündüz Haqverdiyev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Niyaz Malişov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Yusif Eminov made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şakir Adişirinov in the 79th minute of play forced FK Baku's goalkeeper Yusif Eminov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yusif Eminov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vüsal Äsgärov in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Niyaz Malişov made a precise shot to the right of Yusif Eminov. FK Baku's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. FK Baku's Yusif Eminov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save FK Baku from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Mübariz Team's zone, Vasma Ağayev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Äjdärxan Cümşüdov came out of the goal and Vasma Ağayev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Niyaz Malişov took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yusif Eminov. Yusif Eminov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-7. In the 93rd minute Abbasäli Ağamämmädov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yusif Eminov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Mübariz Team getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Abbasäli Ağamämmädov hit a great ball. After 95 played minutes, FK Baku's Hugo Barreto shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Äjdärxan Cümşüdov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FK Baku reached it. The FK Baku supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mübariz Team's performance. The match ended with a win for Mübariz Team.