As we reported, Araz Nakhchivan drew 2:2 with Aris on the road and qualified for the 3rd stage of the Conference League. Sport24.az reports that after the game, at the press conference held, the head coach of Araz Nakhchivan, Elmar Bakhshiyev, noted the following:
"We watched a good game. Both teams fought worthily. We knew what awaited us away. We were the lucky side today. As for the penalty episode, I have never wanted to discuss the referees' decision. In the game in Baku, a penalty should have been awarded in our favor, but they didn't do it. We didn't exaggerate it either. The turning point of the game was not the penalty episode.
Aris's game should also be emphasized. It is a good, organized team. My players made a comeback in the game in Baku as well. In both games, Araz-Nakhchivan did good things on the field.
Such stages consist of two games. You say that we had two episodes and we evaluated both of them. These are elements of football. If we look at the game in Baku, if we count the episodes, we should have won with a score of 5:1. We fought well and worthily as a team. We continue on our way."