The defeat to Belarus was upsetting.
According to the "Report" correspondent sent to Belarus, this was stated by Aykhan Abbasov, the head coach of the Azerbaijan U-21 national team, at a press conference.
The expert spoke about the test match held in Baranovichi with the Belarus national team:
"Everything worked out in the first 35 minutes. After Raul Mammadov's injury, the situation changed in favor of the opponent. We made a lot of mistakes and we will draw conclusions from them. We will hold the next test match at home. We hope for a good result. The opposing team was more prepared than us. I don't want to single out any of my players. The fatigue of a tough season also took its toll. The first 35 minutes gave us hope. We will try to continue this. We are not discouraged."
It should be noted that the match ended with a 3:1 victory for the Belarus national team. On June 8, the national team will hold a friendly match with the Montenegrin team of the corresponding age group at the Mehdi Huseynzade Sumgayit City Stadium.