“Sabah” played a friendly match against “Mingəçevir”

SABAH
17 January 2026
Continuing their preparations for the second half of the season, “Sabah” tested their strength in a friendly match.

Our team faced “Mingəçevir”. The match, held on the reserve pitch of Bank Respublika Arena, ended with a big win for “Sabah” — 9:1. The goals were scored by Xəyal Əliyev (3), Velko Simić (3), Umarali Rakhmonaliyev (penalty), Kahim Parris, and Tellur Mütəllimov.

Our head coach Valdas Dambrauskas gave a chance to the following lineup:

Starting XI:
92. Stas Pokatilov, 2. Amin Seydiyev, 40. Igor Nogueira, 5. Rahman Dashdemirov, 27. Timotheusz Puchacz, 19. Aaron Malouda, 46. Aleksey Isayev, 33. Umarali Rakhmonaliyev, 21. Velko Simić, 88. Xəyal Əliyev, 13. Ivan Lepinitsa.

Substitutes:
55. Nicat Mehbalıyev, 17. Tellur Mütəllimov, 53. Andrey Santos, 77. Cafet Bulus, 6. Abdulla Khaybulayev, 8. Ayaz Guliyev, 10. Anatoli Nuriyev, 11. Kahim Parris, 70. Jesse Sekidika, 83. Stefan Ende.

After the break, “Sabah” will play their first official match at home against “Karvan-Yevlax” in the 17th round of the Misli Premier League. The match will take place on January 25 at 18:30 at Bank Respublika Arena.
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