“Sabah” faced Norwegian side “Viking” in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League yesterday. The match ended in a 4-1 victory for their opponents.
We contacted Arif Asadov, the former head coach of the Azerbaijan national team and the “Owls”, to ask for his thoughts on the defeat.
He told Fanat.az:
“I think the match was evenly balanced from the outset. Admittedly, we saw contrasting styles of play in the first half. Although the opposition had more possession and dominated, “Sabah” counter-attacked well. I think that was a deliberate approach. When they won the ball, there were gaps in the opposition defence, and “Sabah” launched quick counter-attacks in numbers, with four or five players. They scored from one of those moves. But the opposition were clearly good on the ball and particularly favoured crosses from the flanks. That was how they scored the equaliser.
This article was translated from Azerbaijani with the help of AI. Original in Azerbaijani
