Sport24.az
Elkhan Abdullayev, the head coach of the Azerbaijan national team consisting of football players under 19, made a statement to the AFFA press service after the first game against the Icelandic national team within the "Slovenia Nations Cup" friendly tournament held in Slovenia. Sport24.az reports that the specialist stated that the players fought hard in the match where our U-19 national team won with a score of 2:1:
"It was our first game within the training camp. We witnessed a tense fight. Iceland was a strong opponent. Nevertheless, the children showed good character, they deserve applause. We scored two beautiful goals. Although I am satisfied with the result, there were some mistakes during the match. We will work on these mistakes. I congratulate our football players, I expect better fight from them in the upcoming matches."
Elkhan Abdullayev compared the opponents in the international tournament to the opponents of our national team in the qualifying stage of the European Championship:
"We have already forgotten the game with Iceland, we must first prepare for the meeting with the Faroe Islands, and then with Poland. As you know, we will face the Czech Republic, Northern Ireland and Malta in the November qualifying round. We have also chosen opponents similar to the style of these teams for test matches. Overall, we are very satisfied with the organization. Very good conditions have been created for the training camp."
It should be noted that our U-19 national team will play its next games within the tournament on September 6 against the Faroe Islands, and on September 9 against the corresponding age group team of Poland.
