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ARBO ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hafis Ağamirzadä got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sättar Ähädli during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sättar Ähädli kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Fariz Utanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Qäbälä's zone, Fariz Utanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mätläb Abdulxaliqov came out of the goal and Fariz Utanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fariz Utanov charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fariz Utanov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fariz Utanov kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Hafiz Äbdüläzimov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şahin Gärayev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Hafis Ağamirzadä had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fariz Utanov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Mätläb Abdulxaliqov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Hafiz Äbdüläzimov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şahin Gärayev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Sadiq Ağamirzadä ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hafiz Äbdüläzimov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 38th minute, Qäbälä's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Soltanmäcid Cäbiyev fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Fariz Utanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fariz Utanov got free with Mätläb Abdulxaliqov in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hafiz Äbdüläzimov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cäfär Baxşiyev went, in the 49th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cäfär Baxşiyev was the one to do the kick off. Fariz Utanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Mätläb Abdulxaliqov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Hafis Ağamirzadä had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Hafis Ağamirzadä had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Sättar Ähädli was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 69 minutes had been played. A collision led to Qäbälä getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Sättar Ähädli hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, ARBO FC's Hafis Ağamirzadä got a free kick in the 77th minute. Fariz Utanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hafis Ağamirzadä hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Fariz Utanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute, Saatxan Almämmädov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ARBO FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Fariz Utanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mätläb Abdulxaliqov having to interfere. Mätläb Abdulxaliqov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fariz Utanov in the 91st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sadiq Ağamirzadä during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 91st match minute, Qäbälä was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sadiq Ağamirzadä to maneuver through the defense. Fariz Utanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mätläb Abdulxaliqov having to interfere. ARBO FC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.