We Secure Victory in Friendly Match

Continuing their preparations for the new season of the Azerbaijan Premier League, Neftçi played a friendly match against First League side Shahdag Qusar.

The match, held at the Palms Sports Football Centre, ended in a 3–1 victory for the Black and Whites. In the 22nd minute, following a cross from Rufat Abbasov, an opposing player headed the ball into his own net. Seventeen minutes later, Lyubomir Tupta converted a pass from Freddy Vargas to double Neftçi’s lead. In the 63rd minute, Vargas found the net, with Breno Almeida providing the assist. The visitors scored their only goal in the 81st minute.

Neftçi: 1. Emil Balayev (93. Rza Jafarov, 31; 13. Kenan Piric, 61), 3. Rufat Abbasov (24. Mustafa Seck, 46), 7. Emil Safarov (4. Elvin Jamalov, 67), 8. Emin Mahmudov (C) (20. Gustavo Klismahn, 46), 10. Freddy Vargas (19. Agadadash Salyanski, 67), 14. Elvin Badalov (55. Andrew Gravillon, 46), 17. Murad Khachayev (5. Igor Ribeiro, 46), 18. Ifeanyi Mathew (6. Sessi D'Almeida, 46), 29. Ľubomír Tupta (28. Alessio Curci, 67), 33. Breno Almeida (82. Mahammad Mammadli, 67), 77. Falaye Sacko (80. Aslan Shirinov, 46).

It should be noted that Neftçi will visit Sumqayit in the opening round of the Azerbaijan Premier League. The matches of the first round will be played from 14 to 17 August.