It was our first game. First of all, I wish all our teams, every player and every coach success. I believe this championship will be more active and interesting.

Axar.az reports that Qarabag head coach Gurban Gurbanov said this after his team’s 3-1 victory over Shamakhi.

“Regarding the game, as you saw, it was a tense match. They were a new opponent, and we did not know them that well. There had been significant changes both in the coaching staff and in the squad. In this regard, we secured a very important victory.

Our players got somewhat tired. Nevertheless, they showed better character in the second half and eventually managed to win. I think all the games will be this tense. Our first match was a major signal for us that we need to approach every game very seriously,” Gurbanov said.