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Gurban Gurbanov, the head coach of "Qarabag" football club, will return to St James' Park after 20 years.
Idman.Biz reports that this arena is not unfamiliar to Gurban Gurbanov, the head coach of "Qarabag".
21 years ago, on March 30, 2005, the Azerbaijani national team faced the English national team at this stadium as part of the qualifying stage of the 2006 World Championship.
In that game, Gurban Gurbanov started and had a good opportunity to put our team ahead in the seventh minute when the score was 0:0. However, his shot was not accurate enough. The English national team, featuring stars such as Beckham, Gerrard, Owen, Rooney, Terry, and Lampard, defeated the Azerbaijani team led by Carlos Alberto Torres with a score of 2:0, scoring both goals in the second half. After 21 years, Gurban Gurbanov will return to St James' Park. This time, "Qarabag", which he leads, will try not to be defeated for the first time in Misty Albion.
It should be noted that "Qarabag"'s opponent in the 1/16 final stage of the UEFA Champions League was the English club "Newcastle". On February 17 or 18, the Azerbaijani champion will host its opponent at the Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium in Baku. The return match will be held on February 24 or 25 at St James' Park stadium.
