"Zira" stopped fighting in the European League. The Baku club, which defeated "Sherif" with a score of 1:0, lost to the representative of Moldova with a score of 2:1 at home.

The series of penalties caused our team to be out of the competition. "Eagles" lost here to their opponent with a score of 4:5. I wonder why "Zira" could not perform successfully in AL? We addressed our question to Yunis Huseynov. The specialist told Offsideplus.az:

"The reason for the defeat is simple: the player of "Zira" acted inappropriately in a simple situation and the result is obvious. It was always difficult to play with 10 people. I think that if it were not for this incident, our representative could have won the stage with ease. Rashad Sadigov's team still did not fight badly. The game went to penalties. In the end, Fuad Bayramov's inability to get into the frame resulted in our team stopping the fight.

The expert emphasized the importance of players being ready for penalties:

"The main thing here is self-confidence. When I played in Neftchi, I also took penalty kicks. No matter how much experience you have, it will be difficult for you if you can't overcome your excitement. It's as if the goal is getting smaller in those moments. The players must be psychologically ready for it. But" "Zira" players should have realized that there is no need to take the game to penalties. One player's mistake made the team out of the tournament. It is necessary to prepare for the Conference League. I think that "Zira" will learn from its mistake.