Ganjabasar returned home with a 2-2 draw away to Sabail in the seventh round of the First League. We contacted the Ganja side’s head coach, Elhad Naziri, to ask for his assessment of the high-scoring draw.
He told Fanat.az:
“We knew it would be a difficult game. We had prepared well and identified Sabail’s strengths and weaknesses. We were up against a side challenging for the title. We knew that three points from this match would be worth six, and one point would be worth three. Both sides had chances to score. A draw was a fair result. Whoever scored the next goal at 2-2 would have won. Because we train on an artificial surface, playing on natural grass causes us certain difficulties. Nevertheless, I congratulate my players on the fight they put up against strong opponents. My team played good football. I should also say that my players were showing some signs of fatigue after the 60-70-minute mark. The disappointing thing was that, just as in the game against Karvan-Yevlakh, we conceded goals through lapses in attention against these opponents too, despite the information and warnings we had given beforehand. If we maintain our concentration, we can achieve more. This is also down to the fact that many of our players are young.”
Nihat
This article was translated from Azerbaijani with the help of AI. Original in Azerbaijani
