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An interview with Riad Rafiyev, the president of Sumgayit, to Sportnet.az after the II round match of the Azerbaijan Premier League, in which they won 1:0 against Qarabag away.
- What can you say about the game?
- We were playing against a very strong opponent. Everyone knows the strength of Qarabag, so it was a very difficult and hard game for us. We wanted to leave this meeting with a good result. We are happy that we succeeded. We wish Qarabag success in the Champions League play-off stage. We believe that they will represent us in the Champions League League stage. I wish them success again.
- I guess you weren't expecting a better start than this...
- Of course, getting 6 points from the first two games is a good result. But I repeat, only 2 games have been played so far. I don't want to say anything now. We will try to maintain this pace. We have a difficult match ahead – a home game against Shamakhi. Shamakhi is a very good team and we want to leave that game with a good result and go to the national teams' break in a good mood.
- It seems that your transfers can lead to more positive results. What do you predict?
- I want to reiterate that 6 points from 2 games is a good result, but it would not be correct to talk about other issues at the moment. Only 2 games have been played so far. We believe that our new transfers will maintain this pace and continue this performance until the end of the season.
- The number of fans was small in your first home game. Can this victory lead to an increase in spectators in your next home match?
- We hope so.
- How would you rate the work of head coach Sasha Ilic?
- We are very satisfied with both Ilic's work and his human qualities. The main issue is the team's results. I wish both Ilic and our team success. I also thank our fans – they came today and supported the team at the Azersun Arena. We are waiting for everyone in the next game - in Sumgayit.
- Are your transfer efforts over?
- No, another player's transfer is expected.
- Ilic said that he needed players for 3 positions...
- In general, it would be very good to invite 3 players to the team. Maybe even more than that. But currently, based on our conversation with the head coach and coaching staff, we urgently need 1 player. After adding that football player to the squad, we can start moving on other transfers.
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