Elkhan Abdullayev: "The kids showed good character, everyone deserves applause"

Azerbaijan's U-19 national football team showed character in the match against the Iceland national team in the "Slovenia Nations Cup" friendly tournament.

"Report" reports that this was stated by the head coach of the national team Elkhan Abdullayev in an interview with the AFFA press service.

He stated that the players fought hard in the match, which they 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 kids showed good character, everyone deserves 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 players, I expect a 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 round of the European Championship:

"We have already forgotten the game with Iceland and should first prepare for the match with the Faroe Islands, and then with Poland. As you know, in the qualifying round in November we will face the Czech Republic, Northern Ireland and Malta. We have also chosen opponents similar to the style of these teams for test matches. In general, we are very satisfied with the organization. Very good conditions have been created for the training camp."

It should be noted that as part of the U-19 tournament, the next games will be held on September 6 against the Faroe Islands, and on September 9 against the corresponding age group team from Poland.