BAKU. Qarabağ topped Häcken to win 2-1. An own goal from B. Huseynov was decisive in the 90min. It was Qarabağ to strike first with an early goal of Leandro Andrade at the 1′. Then Yassine Benzia scored again for Qarabağ in the 45′ minute. Eventually, Bədavi Huseynov reduced the distance for Häcken an own goal (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Häcken lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
Qarabağ remained with 10 players after Marko Vešović received a red card in the 56′. Even so, Qarabağ still managed to win this encounter competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu (Bakı (Baku)) stadium in Baku on Thursday and it started at 9:45 pm local time. The referee was Juxhin Xhaja with the assistance of Dojando Myftari and Rejdi Avdo. The 4th official was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.25 degrees Celsius or 43.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Häcken was in firm control of the ball 57% while Qarabağ was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Häcken was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Qarabağ succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Qarabağ shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Häcken shot 19 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Qarabağ didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Häcken received 2 yellow cards (M. Sonko and E. Hovland).
(Qarabağ) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (56′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Qarabağ has 10 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Häcken will stays with 0 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
Qarabağ – Formation
Qarabağ
56'
60'
45'
Qarabağ started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Qurban Qurbanov decided to play with the following team: Kevin Medina, Andrey Lunev , Marko Vešović , Bahlul Mustafazada , Bədavi Huseynov , Elvin Cafarquliyev , Júlio Romão , Marko Jankovic , Leandro Andrade , Yassine Benzia , Abdellah Zoubir and Juninho Vieira .
The home team had on the bench: Matheus Silva , Rahil Mammadov, Maksim Medvedev, Hamidou Keyta, Redon Xhixha, Richard Almeida, Luka Gugeshashvili, Toral Bayramov , Abbas Hüseynov, Amin Ramazanov, Nariman Akhundzade and Patrick Andrade.
Substitutions
Qarabağ made 5 changes: Yassine Benzia for Matheus Silva (60′), Marko Jankovic for Patrick Andrade (90′), Juninho Vieira for Tural Bayramov (85′), Leandro Andrade for Nariman Akhundzade (85′) and Abdellah Zoubir for Redon Xhixha (90′).
Player of the match: Leandro Andrade
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Qarabağ was Leandro Andrade.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
Häcken – Formation
Häcken
22'
Häcken started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Per-Mathias Høgmo played with: P. Abrahamsson , S. Sandberg , Aiham Ousou , E. Hovland , T. Totland , M. Rygaard , Samuel Gustafson , R. Amané , Edward Chilufya , A. Youssef , M. Sonko .
The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Brattberg, O. Kamara , Abdoulaye Faye, S. Banožić, J. Dembe , S. Jansson, Ishaq Abdulrazak , P. Dahbo and Srđan Hrstić.
Häcken could not rely on the presence of O. Kamara (injured).
Substitutions
Häcken made 4 changes: M. Rygaard for P. Dahbo (46′), S. Sandberg for Ishaq Abdulrazak (63′), A. Youssef for J. Dembe (70′) and M. Sonko for O. Kamara (82′).
Player of the match: T. Totland
The most impressive player for Häcken was T. Totland.
His rating is with 43 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Liverpool – 2-1
- LASK Linz – Toulouse – 1-2
- Rennes – Villarreal – 2-3
- Panathinaikos – Maccabi Haifa – 1-2
- Roma – Sheriff – 3-0
- Slavia Praha – Servette – 4-0
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Molde – 5-1
- Qarabağ – Häcken – 2-1
- West Ham United – SC Freiburg – 2-0
- Olympiakos Piraeus – Bačka Topola – 5-2
- Ajax – AEK Athens – 3-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Olympique Marseille – 1-0
- Real Betis – Rangers – 2-3
- Aris Limassol – Sparta Praha – 1-3
- Sporting CP – Sturm Graz – 3-0
- Raków Częstochowa – Atalanta – 0-4
