“Karabakh” approached the match against the “Shelburn” team in the second qualifying round of the Champions League with great responsibility and achieved victory away. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
At the beginning of the match, Harry Wood failed to execute a corner kick accurately from the left flank. Aliyster Kut returned the ball to the penalty area.
After a deflection, Sean Gannon struck from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball was blocked by the goalkeeper and then cleared by a defender. Immediately, Nariman Akhundzadeh's pass from the left flank was poorly handled by the goalkeeper, but Abdella Zubir struck the ball from six meters, yet it flew over the crossbar.
In the 13th minute, Zubir made a pass into the left flank. Tural Bayramov quickly passed the ball to the goalkeeper, and Leandro Andrade calmly placed the ball into the net – the score was 0:1.
After a corner kick, Zubir executed a low pass, Akhundzadeh struck the ball with his foot, hitting the crossbar. Zubir again found Akhundzadeh on the left flank, who delivered a powerful shot, but the goalkeeper saved the ball.
In the second half, after the hosts executed a free kick, the ball moved around near the goal. Patrick Barrett's second shot hit the crossbar.
In the 81st minute, Akhundzadeh received a pass from Kadi and attempted to lift the ball over the goalkeeper, but it hit the far post. Alexey Kaschuk easily placed the rebound into the net – the score was 0:2.
Immediately, defender Cameron Ledvidj made a mistake by incorrectly passing the ball to the goalkeeper, and Akhundzadeh took advantage of this opportunity to increase the score to 0:3. The “Karabakh” team nearly resolved the issue of advancing to the third qualifying round in this match.
This victory strengthened the team's chances of participating in the next stage. According to the match protocol, the goals were scored by Leandro Andrade in the 13th minute, Alexey Kaschuk in the 81st minute, and Nariman Akhundzadeh in the 85th minute.
The “Shelburn” team was unable to secure a victory on their home ground and created opportunities for their opponent. This match between the teams was a significant achievement for “Karabakh” and will have a positive impact on their future games.
