Sabail's head coach Aftandil Hajiyev said this at a press conference after the 1-0 victory over Sumgayit in the first match of the 1/4 finals of the Azerbaijan Cup, Offsideplus.az reports.

The 40-year-old specialist said that such a busy schedule is new for them:

"Thankfully, the players were not seriously injured in these games. Today we played the first match of the quarterfinals. This is not the final result. A more difficult game awaits us in the return match. Our main task now is to recover the players as soon as possible. We know that the opponent is also a team that does not give up easily. The fate of the couple will be clarified in the return match. I wish "Sumgayit" success. " 

He said the following about goalkeeper Kamran Agayev, who came to the official match after a long time:

we are thinking of bringing him back to our football. I believe he will regain his form soon. "

He added: "When we finished third in the championship and won a bronze medal, we had to make system changes or a number of changes. But this year we plan to improve our game more. You see more young players on the field. We intend to bring it to the team. We also have experienced players, and we want their experience to benefit the country's football for at least 2-3-4 years. "

Hajiyev stressed that the return match with "Sumgayit" will be answered: "The opponent is not easy to lose. They are at the top of the tournament table in the championship. We should not be comfortable. We will try to be more careful and get the result we want. We will meet them in the Premier League. "Sumgayit is a team close to us. We are glad to see them in the future. The main thing is that everyone watched an interesting game."

"We have made big changes in our squad. We need all the players. Our squad is not large, we are trying to take advantage of each of them," he said.