This Thursday, SC Braga was able to beat Qarabag by a tight score of 3-2, within the framework of playoff 6 of the Europa League 2023-2024 tournament. The goals of the match for the local team were scored by Matheus Silva (11′ A1) and Nariman Akhundzade (16′ A2). While the away goals were scored by Roger Fernandes (25′ 2T), Álvaro Djaló (37′ 2T) and Simon Banza (9′ A2, penalty).
A great play by SC Braga, 37 minutes into the second half, was the one that moved the scoreboard thanks to Álvaro Djaló. Bruma sent a cross, which the forward dominated and kicked past Andrey Lunev.
The best player of the match was Álvaro Djaló. The SC Braga attacker scored 1 goal and shot into the opponent’s goal 5 times.
Bruma also stood out at the Tofiq Bahramov stadium. The SC Braga attacker shot at the opponent’s goal twice and made 2 correct passes.
The constant interruptions made for a stalemate, which was disfigured by fouls. There were a large number of reprimands: Júlio Romão, Elvin Jafarguliyev, Víctor Gómez, Gurban Gurbanov, Paulo Oliveira, Marko Vesovic, Álvaro Djaló, Cher Ndour, Bahlul Mustafazade and Simon Banza. Elvin Jafarguliyev was sent off after receiving his second yellow card, in the 56th minute of the second half.
Qarabag coach Gurban Gurbanov proposed a 4-5-1 formation with Andrey Lunev in goal; Marko Vesovic, Bahlul Mustafazade, Badavi Huseynov and Elvin Jafarguliyev in the defensive line; Júlio Romão, Marko Jankovic, Leandro Andrade, Yassine Benzia and Abdellah Zoubir in the middle; and Juninho in the attack.
For its part, Artur Jorge’s team took the field with a 4-3-3 formation with Matheus Magalhães between the three sticks; Víctor Gómez, Paulo Oliveira, Sikou Niakaté and Cristian Borja in defense; João Moutinho, Pizzi and Rodrigo Zalazar in the midfield; and Simon Banza, Abel Ruíz and Roger Fernandes up front.
Georgi Kabakov was the referee who officiated the match at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium.
The victory was not enough for SC Braga and Qarabag reached the Round of 16 of the 2023-2024 Europa League this Thursday.
BBC-NEWS-SRC: IMPORTING DATE: 2024-02-22 22:45:01