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Today, "Zira" was a guest of "Hajduk" in the return match of the second qualifying round of the Conference League. The regular time ended with a score of 1:1, as in the first match. In extra time, the home team scored and won. Sport24.az reports that after the game, at the press conference, the head coach of "Zira", Rashad Sadygov, voiced interesting thoughts:
"I want to thank my team for their tenacious game. I said before the game that we would enjoy the game in front of a large crowd of fans. We tried to play aggressively from the first minutes. After one mistake, we conceded a goal. After Marko Livaja's excellent pass, Filip Krovinović opened the scoring with a good shot. Despite everything, we controlled the game throughout the match and tried to attack. We equalized at the end of regular time, but it was very difficult to endure in extra time with fewer players. We were playing our second match of the season. We conceded a goal from a very well-executed free kick. While we were trying to maintain the 1:1 score, "Hajduk" scored a great goal. After that, it was not easy to achieve equality again. My players are improving every day. This is like a victory for me."
