League Play-Off

National Olympic
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cristian Abechuco's late challenge caught a --FIRELAND--'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristian Abechuco helped the player get up and apologised. After 3 played minutes ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Abechuco. Aristides Bittor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto de Souza in the 5th minute of play. Aristides Bittor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Äkbär Albändayev in the 10th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, --FIRELAND--'s goalkeeper Imran Yusubov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michael Laudrup. If Cristian Abechuco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 18 minutes into the game, --FIRELAND--'s Alberto de Souza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aristides Bittor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 30th match minute, --FIRELAND-- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hans Eklund to maneuver through the defense. Imran Yusubov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Abechuco in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire were awarded a corner. Allahyar Bädiyev went to the cornerflag to take it. After 32 played minutes Allahyar Bädiyev scored with a long sweeping shot just to the left of Imran Yusubov who was too lazy, 1-1. Imran Yusubov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Akif Äläkbärov in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute, Häsrät Azamämmädov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isgändär Ağamaliyev in the 39th minute of play forced --FIRELAND--'s goalkeeper Imran Yusubov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camal Abduläzov hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Imran Yusubov came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire's Cristian Abechuco. But to his dismay, Cristian Abechuco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. If Äkbär Albändayev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Imran Yusubov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Abechuco in the 62nd minute of the match. Xaläddin Qährämanov charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xaläddin Qährämanov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to --FIRELAND-- getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Xaläddin Qährämanov hit a great ball. In the 68th minute of the match Allahyar Bädiyev shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Imran Yusubov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 74 played minutes ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire got a freekick which was hit by Allahyar Bädiyev. The supporters of ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire booed when --FIRELAND-- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hans Eklund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Imran Yusubov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michael Laudrup in the 87th minute of the match. With a little luck, ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire's Aristides Bittor got control of the ball when Miloš Šlehofer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aristides Bittor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto de Souza in the 92nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, --FIRELAND--'s Hikmät Yaşamazov got a free kick in the 95th minute. After recieving a nice pass, ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire's Allahyar Bädiyev tried to score from far away in the 96th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire fans cheered their team off the field, for while --FIRELAND-- had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.