"Cup matches are difficult. We played well in the first half, but the mistakes made after the break resulted in goals."
İdman.Biz reports that these words were said by Saša Ilić, the head coach of "Sumgayit", after the return match of the 1/4 final stage of the Azerbaijan Cup with "Zira".
The game ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of "Zira", and the settlement representative qualified for the semi-finals based on the results of two games.
"We tried to change the game in the second half. But Ninković's red card ruined our plans.
We didn't have many opportunities. Zira didn't have many goal episodes either. They scored at the first opportunity. We played 4 games with them this season and showed an equal game in all of them. Zira is a quality team," said Ilić.