Report.az
Orkhan Mammadov, a member of the Azerbaijan national beach soccer team, shared his impressions of being selected as the best player in the first qualifying round of the European Championship.
In an interview with "Report", he stated that this is the first time in his career that he has achieved such success.
"Our main goal in the tournament was to qualify for the European Superfinal. We played three games. We beat England and Belgium. We lost to the Lithuanian team in extra time. In the game against Lithuania, I scored 3 goals when the team was behind. I also scored a goal against Belgium. In the end, I was chosen as the best player. This is a great achievement for me. For the first time in my career, I have achieved such success in Europe. I am very happy. I thank my head coach and teammates. I achieved success thanks to them," said O. Mammadov.
He emphasized that they want to qualify for League A:
"We have set a goal for ourselves, and we will do our best to get the national team promoted to League A. But the groups and the opponents we will face are not yet known."
It should be noted that the Azerbaijan national team defeated England 5:4 and Belgium 11:2 in the matches they played in the first qualifying round of the European Championship. The team lost to Lithuania 3:4 in the last match of the stage.
The team, coached by Sahib Mammadov, will compete in the Superfinal to be held in Italy between September 7-14. The teams that take the first two places in the competition with the participation of 8 teams will be promoted to League A.
