"Gabala" team winning the "Karabakh" team has finished the stage in the first place.
On October 2 the first stage (VII round) in the Premier League ended with the central meeting of Azerbaijan. The "Gabala" team in the arena of the same name received the champion of the last three seasons - "Karabakh" team. The team of Roman Grigorchuk, not missing a single ball into their own gate from the beginning of the season and not losing points for the last four rounds, in this game also hold its own position. "Gabala" team defeated "Karabakh" team with two unanswered goals and continued leading in the standings. So, the first half has passed with the advantage of the home team. As a result, in the 11th minute of the game, "Gabala" has opened the score. Philip Ozobich scored the first goal with a great shot. After some time, the guests saw ball in their own gate for the second time. Bagali Dabo, heading the transfer of Asif Mammadov, determined the fate of the match in the first half - 2:0. Although after the halftime Gurban Gurbanov's team started more active play, it failed to score the goal. In the remaining minutes the goal was not scored and the match was won by the "Gabala" team with a score of 2:0. Thus, "Gabala" has finished the first stage of the Premier League as the leader with 19 points. "Karabakh" team, which returned from a trip without points, remained at third place with 13 points.