"I am proud of my players. We played football at this level against a strong team like Qarabag."
Idman.Biz reports that these words were said by the head coach of the "Imishli" club, Jorge Casquilha, after the game with "Qarabag" in the X round of the Misli Premier League.
"We performed fantastically tactically in the first half. We prepared well. We knew what Qarabag's strength was. They have quality players, we expected them to have gaps in the back. Everything was tactically correct in the first half. We missed two episodes, we were able to prevent the opponent's attacks. We couldn't score a goal. If you can't score a goal, the opposite happens.
In the second half, we knew that difficult moments awaited us. "Qarabag" would put on high pressure, put pressure. We were ready for that. After conceding the first goal, we wanted to make tactical changes to score a goal. "Qarabag's high-speed, technical players took advantage of this and scored the 2nd goal against us. We are disappointed that we lost. But I am satisfied with our game. Playing like this against an opponent like "Qarabag" is an achievement. I congratulate them and wish them success," said Casquilha.
It should be noted that the match "Qarabag" - "Imishli" ended with a 2:0 victory of the Agdam representative.