"It was difficult to play after the injury. The fact that Kocaelispor was visiting made the situation a bit more difficult. Thankfully, I didn't make a serious mistake."
Bakhtiyar Hasanalizada, a football player of Tuzlaspor and Azerbaijan national team, told Idman.biz.
The 31-year-old defender commented on the 2:1 victory they won in the 26th round of the Turkish 1st League against Kocaelispor. He spoke about the importance of the match and his fight against Ramil Sheydayev in the opponent's team: "We are happy that we won. Points are very important to us. They also wanted to win because they played at the top level. Even a draw would be considered successful for us in the trip to Kocaelispor. It was nice to fight against Ramil. As soon as there was a break in the game, we caught up with him. After the match, we had a short conversation."
Hasanalizada also evaluated the performance of Azerbaijani football players in the 1st league of Turkiye. According to him, they can be called successful: "I think that Joshgun Diniyev and Vusal Isgandarli perform confidently. Although Sertan Taşkın received a red card in some games, he plays in the main team. Adaptation is probably the reason why Ramil is also in trouble. Kocaelispor is not an easy team. It will take time to break into the main squad. Fans are also demanding. Their demand is for the team to enter the Super League. That's why it's difficult."
Bakhtiyar also said that the Azerbaijani national team has not yet been invited to play in the "FIFA Series" against Mongolia and Bulgaria: "After the injury, I played in 1 match. There is 1 game ahead. I am waiting for an invitation. But at the moment I am focused on the matches in the championship."
It should be noted that Hasanalizada scored 1 goal in 14 matches in Tuzlaspor.
Emin Aga
Idman.biz
