Friendly Match to Mark the Anniversary of Our Historic Stadium

A friendly match was held between the veteran players of Neftçi and Žalgiris Vilnius to mark the 75th anniversary of the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium. The match, played at the stadium that is the centrepiece of this special occasion, ended in a 10–9 victory for our veterans.

Vəli Qasımov scored four of Neftçi’s goals, while Mahmud Qurbanov netted twice. Kənan Kərimov, Alim Qurbanov, Emin Quliyev and Adil Şükürov each scored once.

In addition to the goalscorers, Arif Əsədov, Tərlan Əhmədov, Mehman Yunusov, Hüseyn Məhəmmədov, Ədəhim Niftəliyev, Əli Abışov and Xəyal Mustafayev also featured for the “Black and Whites”.

It should be noted that the first-ever match at the Republican Stadium was played between these two teams on 16 September 1951. Neftçi, then known as Spartak, won the match 4–0.