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An interview with Elvin Jafarquliyev, a football player of "Qarabag", to Sportnet.az after the match of the II round of the Azerbaijan Premier League, in which they lost 0:1 at home to "Sumgayit".
- You started the game with the main squad. How much did this affect your performance?
– Yes, some of our players were not on the field. We knew it would be very difficult. Because we watched and analyzed "Sumgayit"'s first round game against "Kapaz". Indeed, they play very good football. There are also new players, so we expected the game to be difficult.
– You conceded the goal unexpectedly…
– Yes, we conceded an unexpected goal and suffered the pain of that goal. We tried to keep the opponent under pressure until the end of the game. We wanted to score a goal, but it didn't work out. Now we need to look at the next games.
– Could this result have been predicted somewhere?
– We don't suffer in terms of the first or second squad. There are strong players in both squads. It just didn't work out today. We did not predict such a result.
– How will the preparation for the game with "Ferencvaros" be?
– I guess we will analyze and prepare for the first game. Nothing is over yet. Some people think that we won there and everything is over - but it is not. I think it is clear from the opinions of the opposing players and the statements of their head coaches that they are coming here to win. We will do our best to maintain our advantage and advance to the next stage.
- The head coach of the opposing team, Robbie Keane, and the players want "Qarabag" not to celebrate this victory as if they have passed the stage. Does this give you extra motivation?
- Of course, after the game we gathered as a team, our head coach spoke and told us that no one should be complacent, we should prepare seriously for the game in Baku. Nothing is over yet.
- They said you celebrated the goals very wildly...
- These are normal. Because we started scoring goals after falling behind in the score. Although we conceded a goal in the last game, I think we were ahead of them until the goal, and we created episodes. We conceded a goal, but we came back and passed the stage. This is also very normal. If we score a goal, we should be happy.
– What is your word to the fans?
– God willing, we are waiting for everyone at the game in Baku, we invite everyone. We want great support. Together we will pass this stage.
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