Samir Abasov: "I protested the referee's VAR decision, I begged"

After the match of the VII round of the Misli Premier League "Zira" - "Neftchi" (2:2), the head coach of the visiting team, Samir Abasov, answered journalists' questions. Sport24.az reports that the specialist first shared his thoughts on the meeting...

– I am proud of my team. True, we didn't start the game well. Our opponent was extremely difficult and tough. There was a feeling that we could turn the game around at any moment. We did it too. The players showed determination. We were able to bring back the spirit that was criticized in Neftchi. I am extremely satisfied with the players today. There hasn't been such a spirit in Neftchi for a long time.

– Accuracy in shots on goal was not good. Are works being done in this regard?

– We have works. Our games are dramatic. I think that we were also the favorites in the games we played before. Yes, we have problems and we will eliminate them, we will score goals. We are also working on technical issues.

– VAR made a decision on the penalty episode only by looking at the picture... Is there a bias against Neftchi?

– The referee awarded a penalty from an invisible VAR. Today our victory seemed impossible. I begged the 4th referee many times, I said, I sacrifice myself for you, let me watch the episodes. He said, don't worry, I'm saying. I say, be by my side, he said I said it. After the game, I approached the referee and asked, why didn't you watch Alesio's episode? He said it wasn't told to me... We will be a good "Neftchi", no one should doubt it. Many are afraid of having a good "Neftchi". We will eliminate this with my team.