"We have to show the opponent that we are not at this stage for nothing. As a team, we will try to do our best."
As Idman.biz reports, Siyasat Asgarov, the Azerbaijan women’s team head coach, said this in his statement to the affa.az website while evaluating the draw of the play-off stage of the European Championship.
The expert said that the opponent in the first play-off, the Portuguese team, is strong. He said that they will have a decent fight against the Pyreneans: "All potential opponents were good. But we’ll face the strongest among them. There are no weak opponents in the playoffs. There is no need to talk about the Portuguese national team. Their powers are known to everyone. We still have time as the games will be held in October. We will prepare as well as possible. I believe that we will show a game that represents well our country and nation. It is gratifying that we have reached these places in the last two years. We want to show memorable games."
Asgarov also assessed the potential opponents in the second play-off stage: "I think that the Czech Republic will win the duel of possible opponents. They played in the League A of the qualifying round. The teams from that league have high quality."
Azerbaijan’s A national team will play their first match against the Portuguese national team on October 23 at home, and the return match on October 29 away. The matches of the winners of the Azerbaijan-Portugal and Belarus-Czech pairs will be held on November 27 and December 3.
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