According to Offsideplus.az, the head coach of the Azerbaijan national team Gianni De Biasi complained about not being able to use the opportunities properly.

"It was a game we had to win," he said. "We had a lot of opportunities in the first part, but we could not use them. Even after the break, we could not appreciate the opportunities we created. Of course, it is impossible to win without scoring. The players put their hearts on the field. We wanted to take our last chance in the group. Unfortunately, it was not received. We lost two points in this game, we gained not one point. In the first half, the score could have been 3: 0. As I said, we did not take chances." 

Noting that he decided on the penalty kick, the specialist said that he trusted Gara Garayev because he was the captain of the team:

We were well tuned for the game. We believed we would win. If we won, the mood in the team could change in a positive way. We tried not to make mistakes in defense, let's play attacking football, let's organize attacks faster than defense. I decide everything in the team. As for the penalty shootout, I wanted Gara to score. He is the captain of our team. We wanted him to take the penalty in this difficult situation. "