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Spectators: 10824 (Terracing: 8119, Seating: 2489, VIP seats: 216) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mabud Äsgärov got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to SazobaSpor getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Conrado Berart hit a great ball. Conrado Berart received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Yusif Eminov came out and tried to block the shot, but Conrado Berart slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 4th minute. After some careless play in the FK Baku defense, Tärik Qäribov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yusif Eminov. The FK Baku fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yusif Eminov should have stopped the shot. Ni Quan Zhen received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Yusif Eminov came out and tried to block the shot, but Ni Quan Zhen slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 13th minute. Yusif Eminov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conrado Berart, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With splendid footwork Conrado Berart arrived in front of goal to shoot 6-0 by the left pole in the game's 25th minute. Yusif Eminov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ni Quan Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yusif Eminov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ni Quan Zhen in the 29th minute of the match. In the 31st 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. In the 34th minute Ni Quan Zhen 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. Yusif Eminov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Conrado Berart in the 37th minute. 41 minutes into the game, Ni Quan Zhen lined in a short shot 7-0 behind a frustrated Yusif Eminov. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ni Quan Zhen in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yusif Eminov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 7-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ni Quan Zhen made a kick off. A collision led to SazobaSpor getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Ni Quan Zhen hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramiq Muradov in the 52nd minute of play forced SazobaSpor's goalkeeper Qurban Äsädli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute of the match FK Baku got a corner. SazobaSpor's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ilyas Talıblı ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led FK Baku's Ilyas Talıblı to fire away a dangerous shot which Qurban Äsädli despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. FK Baku's Yusif Eminov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Senio Opazo in the 55th minute of play. 58 minutes into the game, SazobaSpor's Conrado Berart 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, 8-0. After 62 minutes, Ni Quan Zhen made it 9-0 with a short kick to the right side. FK Baku's Yusif Eminov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 68 minutes into the match, Conrado Berart had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yusif Eminov. FK Baku's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Conrado Berart was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. Senio Opazo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yusif Eminov having to make a save. If Senio Opazo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Qurban Äsädli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mabud Äsgärov, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. When SazobaSpor's Ni Quan Zhen in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK Baku's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Ni Quan Zhen put it in 13-0 from a short distance just to the right of Yusif Eminov. Ni Quan Zhen took the ball and in the 82 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 14-0. Mabud Äsgärov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qurban Äsädli having to interfere. Yusif Eminov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ni Quan Zhen went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 15-0 was the resulting score. FK Baku's Yusif Eminov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conrado Berart in the 92nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ni Quan Zhen in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yusif Eminov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. There was no doubt that SazobaSpor were the better team. SazobaSpor's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.