“We played better than our opponents” - Filipe Cândido

Fanat.az reports that the Portuguese coach said the following about the game at his post-match press conference:

“I had a fair idea that it would be an evenly matched game, because only Neftchi and Qarabag had managed to beat this team here before today. It was also an important game for us in terms of the league table. We played better than our opponents. But that was not enough to win. We could have created better scoring chances over the 90 minutes. It was not easy. It is difficult when the opposition defend compactly. Imishli also had chances on the counter-attack. It was the first time we had kept a clean sheet. But as a coach, I wanted us to win. We scored in the second half. It was ruled offside by a very fine margin. We have only lost to Zira in our last eight games. But we need to improve our play. We will try to make the most of the international break”.