"There was too much talk surrounding this game." These words were said by Aslan Karimov in his statement to Sport24.az.
The experienced specialist shared his thoughts on the "Shahdag Gusar" - "Shafa" match held as part of the 24th round of the Second League:
"The most stable teams of the Second League were facing each other. These clubs even have the potential to play in the First League. They will prove it from the next season. I had no doubt that the match would be tense. The fact that there are more fans than at some Premier League clubs' games is surprising on the one hand, but pleasing on the other. There has been no football in Gusar for years. The people of Gusar are crazy fans. I am sure that someday this club will qualify for the Premier League. At that time, we will see an even larger fan base. If we take the Premier League clubs, Sabail does not have so many fans at all. "Shafa", on the contrary, has managed to gather a fan base. Of course, this stems from the quality work done by the club's management."
It should be noted that the match held last Sunday ended goalless.
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