Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade: "Even though we couldn't keep the score, we advanced to the next stage"

"We knew that a difficult game awaited us. Although we defeated "Aris" in Baku, the presence of enough quality football players in their squad, and having strong fan support in their home field, forced us to be careful. I would like to specifically mention the activity of the fans during the match," Sport24.az reports, quoting Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade, the defender of "Araz-Nakhchivan," who faced "Aris" (2:2) in the return match of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, while talking about the match.

He emphasized that the match was very difficult:

"The beginning of the match started well, we scored 2 goals in a row and greatly increased our advantage in the score. Carelessness in one episode led to us getting a red card and being outnumbered on the field. In such a situation, we had to retreat to defense. True, we couldn't keep the score, but we achieved the necessary result. Our team showed character. The result was important for us. Everyone did their best and in the end, debutant "Araz-Nakhchivan" advanced to the next stage in the European Cups. We wrote a good history for the club."

Hasanlizade also shared his thoughts on the opponent they will face in the next stage:

"The next opponent will be "Omonia". We need to prepare well for this game. Even though we have losses in our squad, we will continue to fight until the end to achieve a good result. I appeal to our fans to come to the stadium on game day and support our team until the end. Your support adds strength to our strength. We will also do our best. I congratulate our football fans on the occasion of the victory."