"Imishli's" technical defeat: Mursalov admitted the mistake, recalled the "Qarabagh" experience

"Such an incident also happened to a team like "Qarabagh". In 2018, Abbas Huseynov, whose name was not on the protocol, was released on the field. As a result, "Qarabagh" suffered a technical defeat. But they became even stronger. I approach the issue in this way."

Idman.biz reports that this was stated by Agshin Mursalov, executive director of "Imishli", in his statement to Teleqraf.az.

The club official spoke about receiving a technical defeat due to the release of footballer Ibrahim Aliyev, whose name was not on the protocol, in the match that ended with a score of 1:0 against "Sumgayit" in the IV round of the Azerbaijan Premier League.

He noted that no penalty will be imposed on the employee who made the mistake: "It's a technical error. The player's name was noted in the photos shared on our website and group. It just didn't get into the system due to an internet problem. It's not a planned thing. We don't have to fire or shoot him. Everyone learned a lesson."

The executive director took responsibility: "In fact, the responsibility is entirely on me. As a club official, I am responsible for every mistake. Our employees do not have Premier League experience. This is normal. Such mistakes naturally cause both material and moral damage to the team. But it was a great experience for everyone. From now on, even an irrelevant doctor or administrator will check whether the protocol is written correctly or not."

Mursalov said that they are waiting for the decision of the AFFA Disciplinary Committee: "The relevant decision has not been issued yet. Of course, we are thinking of filing an appeal. I hope that a decision will be made in our favor. We currently have 7 points. We won the game. The fans supported us to the end. Apparently, the team is developing gradually. Although we are the debutant of the championship, we are not an outsider. We have formed a good team. The head coach was also disappointed by the incident.

We won the game. The result may change on paper, but we won on the field. No matter how pessimistic the feelings are, we are happy to have such a team."

It should be noted that "Imishli" released Ibrahim Aliyev, whose name was not on the PFL protocol, in the 67th minute of the match against "Sumgayit" in the IV round of the Azerbaijan Premier League.

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