Sport24.az
Goal-scoring defenders are always in the spotlight in world football and stand out for their qualities. Nigar Mirzaliyeva, the defender of the Azerbaijan women's national team, is one of them.
Sport24.az reports that the 23-year-old central defender, one of the leading members of our national team, becomes one of our most dangerous players for the opponent during standard situations. Mirzaliyeva, the architect of the victory over the Turkish national team in the qualifying round of AC-2025 last year, also managed to distinguish herself in the away match against Lithuania in April of this year.
The young football player did not hide from the AFFA press service that she wants to remain true to her tradition in today's match to be held in Baku.
- You will play your last game in the group stage at home against the Lithuanian national team. How important is this match for you?
- The meeting with Lithuania is very important for us. We must win by as big a score as possible. We will try to score as many goals as possible to take first place in the group. I trust myself and my team. We have the strength to do it.
- The winner of the group will be determined by the games with Lithuania. Who has a better chance of winning the championship: Azerbaijan or the Montenegrin national team?
- Montenegro is a strong team. They have teams that can perform at a high level. I am sure that they will try to win in the match with Lithuania. But now only our game interests us. We will do our best to achieve our goal.
- You defeated Lithuania in the first game. What features of the opponent can you highlight?
- Lithuania is not a weak team. They play aggressively, they try to do something on the field. But we have more advantages. We have developed more as a team. I believe that we will win in the meeting in Baku.
- You became the author of the second goal in the match in Vilnius. Considering that our team will need more goals this time, how do you see your chances of standing out again?
- First of all, let me say that I am very happy that we won 2:0 in Lithuania and that I was the author of one of the goals. Scoring a goal is a pleasure. The main thing is that I helped my team. I hope that there will be such a chance in the match in Baku and I will score again.
- Probably, in such an important game, the fan factor is of great importance for you. What would be your appeal to the fans?
- The arrival of fans at our games is a motivation for us. In this case, we become even more enthusiastic and try to win with double determination. I would like the stands to be full in the upcoming game. Let the fans not leave the team alone in this important meeting, and we will make them happy with a victory.
- You are only 23 years old. Which club in the world would you like to play for?
- I am currently continuing my career at Zenit. In the future, I would like to play in countries such as England, Spain and France.
