Head coach told the AFFA press service that the team performed better in the second half: “This was our second match within the tournament. We had watched and analyzed the first match of the opponent against Tajikistan. I told my players that this game would be more difficult for us. Because Kyrgyzstan had nothing left to lose and we knew that they would be aggressive. We played two different halves. In the first half, we gave the opponent gaps in the midfield. After the break, we made two substitutions. In the second half, we controlled the ball more and played a dominant game. Despite scoring 4 goals, there were also episodes where we missed. We won an important victory and advanced to the final.”
Agil Nabiyev noted that they analyzed the opponents in the final, Russia Under-16 team: “Our opponent in the final, Russia, is a strong team. We analyzed the opponent's first game within the tournament. Even before the tournament started, we set ourselves the goal of reaching the final and becoming champions. We have achieved our first goal. I believe that we will win the trophy.”
Note that the match Azerbaijan vs Russia to be played at Gabala city stadium on October 4 and will kick off at 14:00.
