Marafon secured a convincing away victory over Shirvan in the 10th round of the Second League. The Sabirabad side beat their hosts 2–0.
The team's head coach Jeyhun Javadov reflected on the match in comments to Fanat.az:
“We had prepared thoroughly for the match. We knew Shirvan were strong opponents who were challenging for the title and were above us in the table. Despite that, my team showed great determination and character on the pitch today. We were more disciplined defensively in the first half, then increased the pressure in the second half and scored the goals we wanted.
Congratulations to my players. This win is very important for us, but we still have a long way to go. We will approach every game ahead as a final. I believe in my team and am confident we can achieve even better results. It is pleasing that we have no players suspended or injured. Everything is in order”.
Shirvan sit third with 22 points after 10 rounds. Marafon, meanwhile, have moved into second place with 23 points.
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This article was translated from Azerbaijani with the help of AI. Original in Azerbaijani
