The next match of the 15th round of the Azerbaijani Premier League took place.
In the match at the Gabala city stadium, the same-name team of the city accepted the "Sumgait" team. Despite the efforts of both teams from the first minutes, the score was not opened in the first half. After the break, the game was also at the same level. Six minutes before the end of the main time, "Gabala" players managed to open the score. French foreign player of "Gabala" Stephen Monroe scored a spectacular goal from a distance - 1:0. After the goal, the attempts of the "Sumgait" players, who rushed forward with all their might, were unsuccessful and the score did not change. Thus, “Gabala” won the first match after the winter break. After this victory, “Gabala” brought the number of points to 20 and took 5th place, and “Sumgayit” took 6th place with 15 points.
