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After the match of the XII round of the Misli Premier League "Sumgayit" – "Qarabağ" (2:4), the head coach of the home team Saša Ilić answered journalists' questions. Sporr24 az reports that the expert first shared his thoughts on the meeting…
– I thank the fans. There was a beautiful atmosphere in the stadium. I wish "Qarabağ" good luck. I hope they will achieve a good result in the game with "Napoli". Today's football was beautiful. There were 6 goals, many goal opportunities. It was also an interesting game for the fans. In the first 10 minutes, our game didn't go so well. They seemed to be afraid of the opponent. But after the goal, we recovered and showed an interesting game. We started the second half well. However, Rayan Senhaji's red card made our job difficult. We created chances against a team like "Qarabağ" with 10 players.
– Did Senhaji's expulsion and your failure to score a penalty affect the result?
– I don't think the red card was the right decision. But the referee made his decision. "Qarabağ" doesn't need referee assistance. Janković was our penalty taker, but since he was not in the game, Ramalingom took the ball.
– Sabuhi Abdullazadeh is the captain and wanted to take the penalty. But Ramalingom didn't allow it. Will any action be taken?
– I had a conversation with Ramalingom. But I understand him too. He is a striker and wants to score goals. But the mistake is mine. We need to determine the penalty takers in advance.
– What was missing to win at least one point?
– When playing against a team like "Qarabağ", mistakes in defense are inevitable. It's football, we had opportunities, we couldn't take advantage of them.
– You are the only team to defeat "Qarabağ". You could have scored points today as well. Have you found a way to play against them?
– "Qarabağ" is the strongest club in Azerbaijan. They also show their strength in Europe. We had certain chances. But we also made mistakes. There is nothing special.
– We will never see Ramalingom taking a penalty in any case?
– I can't say that.
– How do you rate the referees' management?
– It was a normal game. I don't like talking about refereeing. But if it were me, I wouldn't have given the second yellow card. After that, the game changed. I am satisfied with my team. Even though we were in the minority, we scored a goal.
– Today, it seemed like there was a better team than "Sumgayit", which won the first round. Do you agree?
– As a result, the first game was good. But for the fans, today's match was more beautiful. There were shortcomings in the last passes. I don't think "Qarabağ" will concede two goals in any game after this.
