"I thank Mr. President, Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev and our victorious army for holding the game in our historical lands. May God have mercy on our martyrs. These lands were freed from occupation at the cost of their blood. I pray for God's healing for our veterans."
Idman.biz reports that Gazanfar Abbasov, the head coach of MOIK, said this at a press conference after the match of the 1/8 final stage of the Azerbaijan Cup, where they lost to Qarabag with a score of 0:1.
He said that his team did what they could in the historic match: everyone knows the strength of Qarabag and the level of its players. We did our best. I thank my team for the game. They put their best on the field and they knew well who they were playing against."
After the match, Abbasov said that the head coach of Qarabag Gurban Gurbanov congratulated him for a great game: "If the team takes the first place in the I league, we will play in the Premier League. It would be an honor. As for MOIK's participation in the Azerbaijan Championship in Khankendi, only the management can decide on this. We would also like to have our team in our historical land. It would be an honor if it was MOIK."
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