2024-07-20 12:21:25
“The result is very disappointing. “We managed to beat a strong team like “Sherif” in both the first and second matches.”
Aslan Karimov, a former member of the Azerbaijan national team, told Idman.biz.
The 51-year-old specialist commented on the match in which “Zira” lost to “Sherif” with a score of 1:2 (4:5 on penalties) in the first qualifying round of the European League. The veteran football player said that the inexperience of the players caused the defeat: “The goal we scored in the first game, and the red card in the second half, everything happened with the advantage of “Zira”. A strong team like “Sherif” was disarmed on the field. In the first half, I was sure that “Zira” would win this stage. But a controversial red card decided the fate of the game. In that episode, it appeared that the judge was inexperienced. A yellow card could also be given. “Zira” endured until the penalties, but then it did not succeed with the opponent. 11-yard free kicks are a fifty-fifty affair. It would not be right to condemn them here. After the match was announced, I mentioned that “Sherif” is strong and it will be difficult in Baku. But the lack of experience of the players in such games also spoke for itself. In the domestic championship, even red cards are not given, but in international matches, referees hand out cards mercilessly. Experienced football players understand the essence of such meetings. Therefore, receiving a red card where he was standing left “Zira” out of this stage. “If it wasn’t for the red card, the score would have been bigger in favor of Zira.”
It should be noted that Zira, which stopped the competition in the European League, will continue its journey in the second qualifying round of the Conference League. Rashad Sadigov’s team will face “Dunayska Streda” (Slovakia). The first match between the sides will be held on July 25 in Baku, and the return match will be held in Slovakia one week later.
Emin Aga
İdman.biz