The Baku team, which spared its main players, scored the first goal in the 72nd minute with a penalty by Joy’us-Lance Mickels, who appeared on the field only in the 61st minute after a substitution.
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The point was scored already in the referee’s added time (90+1 min.), when Xander Severina, who entered the field together with the author of the first goal, sent the ball into the guests’ goal.
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“Sabah” triumphed last season in both the Azerbaijan championship and the cup tournament.
In the Champions League qualifying matches, the team led by the Lithuanian has already passed three stages and will compete for a ticket to the prestigious tournament with Beer Sheva’s “Hapoel” footballers. The first match will be played in Israel on August 19, the second on August 25 in Azerbaijan.
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