The return matches of the 1/4 final stage of the Azerbaijan Cup were marked by the fact that Qarabag conceded four goals in one match.
Idman.biz reports that the Aghdam club, which has become the leader of Azerbaijani football in recent years, has rarely conceded more than three balls.
Although Gurban Gurbanov's team lost 3:4, they managed to reach the semi-finals. But conceding so many goals was a signal for the back line.
Second time in a season
It's not that long ago that Qarabag conceded four or more goals. Just 105 days ago, Bayer managed to do it in the Europa League group. The German club won 4:1 in Leverkusen. Qarabag, which conceded four balls for the second time in the season, has faced this situation enough in the European Cups.
So far, in 11 European Cup matches, the people of Aghdam have conceded so many balls. Jablonec (0:5), Copenhagen (0:6, 0:4), Montpellier (0:6), Borussia Dortmund (0:4), Bruges (1:4), the meetings with Fiorentina (1:5), Chelsea (0:6, 0:4), Sporting (1:6) and Bayer (1:4) ended badly. The first four of these coincided with the period before Gurbanov. The club, which has grown with the arrival of the specialist, has scored more goals 7 times in the following years. Five of them took place in the group, two in the Champions’ League group.
Aghdam members were powerless in the face of rival attacks only three times on their own field. Copenhagen and Chelsea were happy with four goals, Sporting with six goals. But with the European Cups, the domestic arena is completely different. Every team in Azerbaijan "can't match" Qarabag, which conceded "4+" goals 11 times on the continent.
An unusual event in the cup
The match with Sabah happened in the Azerbaijan Cup. In the history of the competition held since 1992, no team had scored 4 goals against Qarabag. In this regard, the Baku club has set a new record. So far, the people of Aghdam have conceded 3 balls in the worst case.
In the 1995/96 season, Neftchi showed the possibility of breaking through the defense line of Qarabag with a 3:0 victory, and a year later, with a 3:2 victory. Ganja club passed three unanswered balls through the opponent's goal. During the next 27 years, Qarabag did not concede not only four, but even three balls.
After 4162 days: from AZAL to Sabah
Qarabag, which conceded 4 balls for the first time in the Azerbaijan Cup, faced such a situation in domestic competitions only in the national championships. In the competition held since 1992, such cases were recorded 15 times. Kapaz was the first team to score 4 goals against Aghdam club. Ganja won 4:1 in the 1993/94 season.
In general, Shamkir scored more goals against Aghdam club than others like Baku - 3 times more. Turan, Kapaz and Khazar Lankaran achieved this twice. Baku Fehlesi, Neftchi and AZAL have such a game. On September 16, 2012, AZAL, who won 6:2, was the last team to score "4+" goals against Qarabag until Sabah. After 11 years and 5 months, i.e. 4162 days, the representative of the capital was as productive as his compatriots.
142 months after the match with Baku
The Aghdam representative, who conceded four or more goals 15 times in the national championships, faced this situation in 7 home matches. The first time that Qarabag conceded 4 or more balls in matches against Azerbaijani clubs occurred in the 1999/2000 season. Shamkir won 5:1 away.
Baku has achieved this more than anyone else - 3 times. Turan, Neftchi, Khazar Lankaran managed to score more than three goals against the 10-time champion opponent.
The last Azerbaijani club to achieve this before Sabah was Baku. In the trip on April 22, 2012, the "striped" were happy with a 4:2 victory. Sabah repeated it after 4309 days, 11 years and 10 months, i.e. 142 months later.
Productivity of Vilash 36 years ago
Qarabag, which scored 4+ goals in 15 championships, 1 cup, 11 times in European cups during the years of independence, faced this situation in 32 years in total. The Aghdam club, which was founded in 1987, fought in the championship of the Azerbaijan SSR and in the lower leagues of the USSR championship. In those years, in 13 championship matches, Qarabag scored more than three goals.
The first team to do this was Vilash. The Masalli club also did it on the opponent's field. In 1988, Aghdam members made their debut in the Republican Championship. In the match between Qarabag and Vilash held in the 15th match of that season, the hosts won 5:4. The 4 balls released in this productive match are considered the first such productivity of the opponents of the Aghdam club.
Vugar Kheyrullayev
Idman.biz
