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Ämircan Şher stadion
Spectators: 8147 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 147) Yardımlı's Abülfäz Alesrefov 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. Tural Alişanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Imran Balacayev, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Imran Balacayev who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Tural Alişanov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of Ämircan booed when Yardımlı was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Şiraslan Äsädov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yasin Adigözälov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oruc Yaşarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 14 minutes of play, Yardımlı's Oruc Yaşarov made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yasin Adigözälov was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Yardımlı's Qäzänfär Mälikov got a free kick in the 21st minute. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Imran Balacayev sped through Yardımlı's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tural Alişanov. When Ilham Seyidov fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ämircan's protests and gave Ilham Seyidov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th match minute, Ämircan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilham Seyidov to maneuver through the defense. Yasin Adigözälov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abülfäz Alesrefov in the 33rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Täbriz Abdulxaliqov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tural Alişanov was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Tural Alişanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Äli Äläkbärov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Yardımlı's Şiraslan Äsädov got a free kick in the 39th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Yardımlı's goal looked a bit too open when Imran Balacayev came free, but Tural Alişanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilham Seyidov hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Şükür Qädirov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tural Alişanov having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Täbriz Abdulxaliqov in the 46th minute of play forced Yardımlı's goalkeeper Tural Alişanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 48th minute, Seyid Abdulsalamov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yardımlı fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Täbriz Abdulxaliqov made a kick off. With 55 minutes on the clock, Badı Abdulrähmanov commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 55 minutes into the game, one of Ämircan:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 57 minutes, Yardımlı's Imamqulu Äkbärov got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Yasin Adigözälov. Yasin Adigözälov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abülfäz Alesrefov, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Isgändär Fätäliyev kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Imran Balacayev struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Tural Alişanov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ämircan. When Äli Äläkbärov fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ämircan's protests and gave Äli Äläkbärov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st match minute, Ämircan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Äli Äläkbärov to maneuver through the defense. After 72 played minutes, Yardımlı's Imamqulu Äkbärov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Yasin Adigözälov 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 Yardımlı reached it. 77 minutes into the match, Ämircan's goal looked a bit too open when Abülfäz Alesrefov came free, but Yasin Adigözälov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Seyid Abdulsalamov charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Seyid Abdulsalamov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 78 played minutes Yardımlı got a freekick which was hit by Seyid Abdulsalamov. Ämircan's Yasin Adigözälov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şiraslan Äsädov in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85th minute, Täbriz Abdulxaliqov 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 having played for 87 minutes, Äli Äläkbärov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ämircan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Äli Äläkbärov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Imran Balacayev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tural Alişanov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Yasin Adigözälov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abülfäz Alesrefov in the 91st minute of play. Şükür Qädirov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Tural Alişanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd match minute, Yardımlı was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oruc Yaşarov to maneuver through the defense. Yardımlı's Tural Alişanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Imran Balacayev in the 96th minute of play. Ämircan were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Yardımlı to leave the ground with a draw.