Siyasət Əsgərov Explains Reasons for Defeat

"One of the main reasons for the defeat was the injury of 5 of our players. We have positions where we experience difficulties when a player playing there gets injured."

Idman.biz reports that Siyasət Əsgərov, the head coach of the Azerbaijani women's national football team, told AFFA's press service after the friendly match (0:3) against the Belarusian national team.

The specialist stated that another reason for their defeat was that the season ended some time ago in the Turkish championship, where many of their players play: "The girls coming from there have only done individual training during this period. The Belarusian national team is a high-quality team, with most of its players playing in the Russian Premier League. The championship is ongoing in both Russia and Belarus. These points could not but affect the game and the result."

Siyasət Əsgərov was satisfied with the condition of the newly recruited players: "We invited new young players to the national team to replace the injured ones. Some of them were playing in the national team for the first time. There were those who showed themselves in a good light. We can acquire them for the team in the future."

The head coach also shared his impressions of the second friendly match against the Belarusian national team, which will be held in Minsk on July 1: "We will analyze the first match and work on our mistakes. It will be important not to repeat them in the second match against Belarus. We will fight for a better result in the second game."

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