"This was our first game after the break. We suffered a heavy defeat. Perhaps the large number of injured and suspended players influenced this." These words were said by Shahriyar Aliyev, the captain of "Turan Tovuz", in his statement to Sport24.az.
The 32-year-old defender spoke about the game of the XIX round of the Premier League, in which they lost to "Kapaz" with a score of 2:5:
"We took the lead twice. We conceded goals from standard situations. This also affected the match. We work hard to avoid making such mistakes in training. We must now focus on the next match."
Aliyev also shared his thoughts on the game against "Qarabag" in the XX round: "I think this will be one of our most difficult matches. We will compete against the leader of the championship. We are really expecting a difficult game. We will analyze our mistakes in the meeting with "Kapaz" and try not to repeat them. "Qarabag" will not forgive any small mistake. In the last round, the opponent punished us for a simple mistake."
The defender recalled that they did not lose to the Agdam representative in the first and second rounds: "Both sides will be eager in the next match. "Qarabag" is the national champion, and they will also come to the field to win. We will also try to do our best."