Zira's goalkeeper Tiago Silva: "In the game against Neftchi, we played with our hearts, not our minds, and we want to win the cup

"It was a very difficult game. It was like a final match." These words were said to Sport24.az by Zira's goalkeeper Tiago Silva.

The 26-year-old goalkeeper shared his thoughts on the 28th round match of the Misli Premier League, which they drew (1:1) with Neftchi:

"Both teams want to be in Europe. I think it was a great game. I'm glad we were able to score in the last minute and draw. Because it was a very important point. To be honest, in the end, we were playing with our hearts, not our minds."

The Portuguese player talked about taking the ball from Vensan Abubakar in the center of the field at the end of the match:

"Thank God I was able to take the ball from him twice. I am even happier because after that we were able to score and draw in this game. Now this meeting is behind us and we are thinking about the cup semi-final match. We really want to qualify for the final. It's time to take a cup for the club and the fans after about 11 years of our club. They deserve it and so do we. In the last 3 years that I have been here, we have fought hard to be one of the best teams in Azerbaijan. Yes, we want to win a title, and that is the cup. It doesn't matter to us whether the opponent in the final is Sabah or Qarabag. But we cannot say that we are already in the final because of the 2:0 victory in the first game. Because now there is a real fight going on. We will fight until the end."