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"Shamakhi" hosted "Sabah" in the 2nd round of the Azerbaijan Premier League.
Idman.biz reports that Aykhan Abbasov, the head coach of the regional representative who lost with a score of 1:2, answered journalists' questions at the press conference after the match.
Abbasov stated that "Sabah" was more prepared than them: "We knew it would be a difficult game. Our opponent was "Sabah". It is a team that comes from both the Europa League and the Conference League. They were more prepared than us. We didn't start the game well. Nevertheless, my players performed well and fought well. We wanted to win at least one point. We also scored the equalizing goal. But the opponent took advantage of a standard situation and scored the winning goal. Perhaps conceding a goal in the first minute caused us to lose today.
Today we cannot say that our players did not perform well. Yes, we need to perform better to win.
In general, all penalties today were against us. Unfortunately, for two games, the referees' favor has been on the opponent's side. I thought we were playing away today. But on the other hand, it is good that the referees teach us to be stronger.
There will always be pressure on the referees. Because our referees are not weak. We see how refereeing mistakes happen in international games. But it's okay if they don't keep small fouls. It is necessary to allow playing. Anyway, it is impossible to prove anything to the referees, I sometimes compare them to traffic police (laughs). Therefore, you should not put too much pressure on the referees".
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