Neftchi captain Emin Mahmudov made a statement on the club's official website. The midfielder, who made a great contribution to our team to reach the semifinals with 1 goal and 2 productive passes in the return match with "Sabah", said that the consecutive goals shocked the opponent:

"Sabah" is a good team, the opponent has a good head coach. Therefore, it was a difficult game for us. In the first half we gave a lot of space to the opponent and in the second half we started to lose 0:1. There was nothing to lose anymore, and after the break we jumped into battle and did our best to win. We scored the first goal in time. Immediately after, the second goal came, and it almost shocked the opponent. Of course, we did not think that we would lose the trophy even after falling behind, but "Sabah" forced us to defend more than ever. The cup is important for us, but we also need to score points in the championship. We must not let our opponents go too far. Although the championship looks difficult, we have to fight to the end."