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Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ilqar Alişanov started the match with the kick off. ☾☆ İslambol 1453 FC's Zakir Mämmädov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şirin Albänzadä in the 3rd minute of play. Hacı Bäkirli who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 5thth minute tested the skills of Yolçu Sultanov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Nicat Cäbiyev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Şirin Albänzadä took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zakir Mämmädov. Zakir Mämmädov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 17th minute of the match Xidir Alğyev shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zakir Mämmädov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 18th minute, Nicat Cäbiyev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Şirin Albänzadä received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Zakir Mämmädov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Mingäçevir getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Şirin Albänzadä hit a great ball. Zakir Mämmädov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şirin Albänzadä in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, one of Mingäçevir:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Yolçu Sultanov, was totally fooled by ☾☆ İslambol 1453 FC's Ilqar Alişanov, who 27 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Zakir Mämmädov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şirin Albänzadä, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. ☾☆ İslambol 1453 FC's Nicat Cäbiyev got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Qänbär Babakişiyev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yolçu Sultanov having to interfere. In the 35th match minute, Mingäçevir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicat Baxşiyev to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Mingäçevir's Yolçu Sultanov got control of the ball when Qänbär Babakişiyev tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mingäçevir's Atlas Ağankäri got a free kick in the 41st minute. 44 minutes into the game, Atlas Ağankäri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Zakir Mämmädov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ilqar Alişanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Yolçu Sultanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Mingäçevir were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Zakir Mämmädov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şirin Albänzadä, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 55th minute, Vidadi Ağäliyev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ilqar Alişanov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Ilqar Alişanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 63 minutes into the game, Qänbär Babakişiyev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Yolçu Sultanov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to ☾☆ İslambol 1453 FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Häsän Heydärov hit a great ball. ☾☆ İslambol 1453 FC's Zakir Mämmädov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save ☾☆ İslambol 1453 FC from getting a goal against them. In the 72nd minute, Şirin Albänzadä reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zakir Mämmädov. The goal made the score 2-3. Zakir Mämmädov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Atlas Ağankäri in the 77th minute. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Şirin Albänzadä took a quick shot and it went in 2-5 without a chance for Zakir Mämmädov to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mämmäd Äzälov in the 89th minute of play forced ☾☆ İslambol 1453 FC's goalkeeper Zakir Mämmädov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ilqar Alişanov in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yolçu Sultanov saved Mingäçevir from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Qänbär Babakişiyev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yolçu Sultanov was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Atlas Ağankäri scored 2-6 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zakir Mämmädov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The ☾☆ İslambol 1453 FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mingäçevir's performance. The match ended with a win for Mingäçevir.