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After the match between Neftchi and Gabala (1:0) in the XIX round of the Misli Premier League, the head coach of the guest team, Georgi Chikhladze, answered journalists' questions. Sport24.az reports that the specialist first shared his thoughts on the meeting...
– It was an interesting, dynamic game. We knew that Neftchi would play fast at the beginning of the match. We lagged behind in speed in the first 15 minutes. The opponent started the game aggressively. As a result, we conceded a goal. But after that we showed a very good game. We created more scoring chances in the second half. There were some episodes that made me wonder how we missed them. It's football. I don't think we deserved to lose today.
– Prince Owusu was very disappointed that he could not capitalize on a 100% episode. His teammates comforted him. How can the player be brought out of this situation?
– We calmed Prince down. He is a young player, he works on himself, he is developing. It's his first season in the Premier League. Such things happen.
– Did you give Rza Jafarov a chance in the goal today because the opponent was Neftchi?
– We wanted to transfer Rza earlier. It didn't work out at that time. We have great hopes for him. We are aware of Rza's potential. He had a good cup match with Sabah. That's why we planned that Rza would stand in the goal today.
