"Sumgayit" coach: We were lucky to win

After the match of the XIV round of the Misli Premier League "Sumgayit" – "Imishli" (1:0), the coach of the home team Shahin Abdullayev answered journalists' questions. Sport24.az reports that the expert first shared his thoughts on the meeting…

– It was a tough game. The opponent has a compact defense. We had difficulty scoring. We worked hard in training this week. We couldn't create many episodes, but we distinguished ourselves in the end. Maybe we were lucky that the opponent couldn't take advantage of the penalty.

– There were controversial episodes. What is the tension at the end of the game related to?

– The fact that the referee checked the penalty for almost 10 minutes gave us the idea that maybe it wasn't a penalty. But among ourselves, we thought there was a penalty. We were lucky that they couldn't score the penalty. We didn't know why our coach Koplanovic was given a "red card". He is a calm person. We didn't understand what happened.

– What are your thoughts on refereeing?

– Aliyar Agayev is a referee who is also appointed to the Champions League. We don't think he is biased against us. They are also human, they can make mistakes like coaches and football players.

– First Ilic, this time Kaplanovic received a red card. Are you next in line?

– The red card was unexpected. A complaint will be filed.

– You lost the first game against this opponent. Did you want to show that it was a coincidence?

– "Imishli" is a good team. They play compactly in defense. We wanted to win today and we achieved it.