Zira, the vice-champion of the Azerbaijan Premier League, played the next European Cup match.
As Idman.biz reports, Rashad Sadygov's team played in the first match of the second qualifying round of the Conference League.
The Baku club, which said goodbye to the European League early, started the continent's third-tier club tournament with a home match. Our representative defeated the Dunajska Streda club of Slovakia. Having scored 2 goals in each half, Zira managed to advance to the next stage.
The return match between the teams will take place on August 1.
Conference League
II qualifying round
First game
July 25
20:30. Zira - Dunajska Streda (Slovakia) - 4:0
Goals: Rafael Utzig, 29. Junior Martins, 31. Davit Volkovi, 51; 53
Chief referee: Ivo Torres (Luxembourg)
"Zira": 97. Tiago Silva, 32. Qismat Aliyev (k), 3. Anje Mutsizni, 4. Ruan Renato, 18. Junior Martins, 15. Pierre Zebli, 29. Jeyhun Nuriyev, 8. Ismail Ibrahimli, 70. Issa Djibrilla, 90. Davit Volkov, 23. Rafael Utzig.
Head coach: Rashad Sadygov.
"Dunayska Streda": 41. Aleksandar Popovic, 21. Mark Ksinger, 33. Taras Kaçaraba, 16. Mateus Brunetti, 18. Aleks Mendes, 27. Milan Vitalis, 8. Milan Dimun, 10. Ammar Ramadan, 17. Yhoan Andzuana ( k), 23. Damir Redzic, 46. Matey Trusa
Head coach: Xisko Munoz
Dalga Arena
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