Big away win

Sabail 1–4 Qarabağ
David Gomis, 72 – Abdellah Zoubir, 17; Leandro Andrade, 19, 52, 65

Qarabağ played their next match in the Misli Premier League, Matchday 30, as the visiting side against Sabail.

Our head coach Gurban Gurbanov fielded the following starting lineup: 99. Mateusz Kochalski, 13. Bahlul Mustafazade, 44. Elvin Jafarguliyev, 27. Toral Bayramov, 90. Nariman Akhundzade, 10. Abdellah Zoubir (c), 7. Yassine Benzia, 8. Marko Janković, 9. Kady Borges, 2. Mateus Silva, 15. Leandro Andrade.

The match held at ASCO Arena started with high tempo from our players, who immediately went on the offensive. A series of attacks resulted in two quick goals. In the 17th minute, a cross from Leandro Andrade was accurately finished by Abdellah Zoubir. Just two minutes later, the roles reversed, with Zoubir assisting Andrade for the second goal. From that point on, the game was under our team’s full control.

The second half followed the same scenario. Leandro Andrade continued his scoring streak after the break, netting two more goals and completing his hat-trick. This time, the assists came from Mateus Silva and Nariman Akhundzade, respectively. With these goals, Leandro brought his total to 14 in the current Premier League season, further solidifying his position as the league's top scorer.

The home team managed to pull one back late in the game. As a result, our team secured a 4–1 away victory.

With this win, league leaders Qarabağ increased their points tally to 73. Our next league match will be at home against Neftchi on April 19.