The coach of “Gabala” “Our non-countable goal was scored within the rules” –

In the 20th round of the Azerbaijan Premier League, “Gabala” lost to “Sabah” at home with a score of 0:1.

Publika.az reports that Giorgi Chikhradze, the coach of the “Red-Blacks”, answered the questions of journalists at the press conference held after the match:

– “Sabah” and we are teams fighting for different goals. They are fighting for the championship, and we are fighting for staying in the Premier League. I would divide the game into two different parts. We played a bit passive in the first half. We played better in the second half. At the beginning of the second half, we conceded a normal goal. The goal was an episode not to be missed. After falling behind, we started to play more aggressively. We scored late in the match. It is a controversial episode. In the end we lost.

– What are your thoughts on your non-counting arm?

– In our opinion, the goal was clean. Anyone can watch and appreciate. I think the goal was scored within the rules.

– Don’t you think to change the wing defenders in the starting team?

– Turan Manafov has just arrived, he is not yet in ideal shape. He is slowly getting into shape. Nijat and Eshkin are on the right side. Sometimes one plays, sometimes the other. We also play Nugay in that position. We are trying to make maximum use of our resources on that side.

– Rufat Ahmadov is not given a chance. What is your plan for him?

– When we transferred him, we thought that he would help us on the wing. Rufat played here before and we knew him.

– Doesn’t he want to go?

– He trained with the substitute team. We told him that if there is an offer, he can go. The situation was resolved in such a way that he remained in the team.