Elmar Bakhshiyev: "We were lucky in the game against Aris, we fought worthily"

In the return match of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, "Araz-Nakhchivan" was luckier in the match against "Aris" (Greece) (2:2).

"Report" reports that the head coach of the Nakhchivan club, Elmar Bakhshiyev, said this at the press conference after the game.

The specialist emphasized that both teams fought worthily:

"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 decisions of the referees. In the game in Baku, a penalty should have been awarded in our favor, but they didn't. We didn't exaggerate it either. The breaking point of the game was not the penalty episode."

He said that the Greek club is well organized:

"It is also necessary to emphasize Aris's game. It is a good, organized team. My players made a comeback in the game in Baku as well. In both games, "Araz-Nakhchivan" did well on the field. Such stages consist of two games. You say that we had two episodes and we appreciated both of them. These are the elements of football. If we look at the game in Baku, if we calculate the episodes, we should have won with a score of 5:1. As a team, we fought well and worthily. We continue our journey."

It should be noted that "Araz-Nakhchivan" will face the Cypriot club "Omonia" in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League.