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It would not be right to demand more from the U-19 team of the "Qarabag" club in the UEFA Youth League.
Aftandil Hajiyev, the coordinator of the Agdam representative's academy, told "Report" about this.
He shared his thoughts on the match in which the team lost to the Spanish "Athletic" team of the corresponding age group (0:3) the previous day:
"The team fought until the last minute. It was obvious that good lessons were learned from the previous matches. At least the players fought well. The U-19 team of "Athletic" is considered one of the ambitious teams of the UEFA Youth League. They showed the maximum result in three games. They defeated "Arsenal" (England) 3:1 at home and "Borussia" (Dortmund, Germany) 4:0 away. They have fast and technical players".
A. Hajiyev emphasized that the players gain experience over time and fight well:
The meeting with "Athletic" was quite tense. The players spent a lot of energy. It would not be right for us to demand more from them. If we compare the two academies, our opponent is far ahead enough. At least we could see the spirit and the struggle. To compete head-to-head with such teams, we must increase attention to young football players. Our players have little experience in such matches. But we are optimistic about the future. Such meetings will be very useful for our football players and coaches. We thank the players. At least we saw how they fought. They tried to resist the opponent. We will try to perform better in the upcoming games."
It should be noted that the team, headed by Rashad Sadygov, had previously lost to "Copenhagen" 0:5 in Baku. In the first round of U-19, they lost to the Portuguese team "Benfica" 1:7 away.
