Azerbaijan: Neftchi move clear at top
Sunday, November 25, 2001
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FC Neftchi went three points clear of their nearest rivals FC Shamkir at the top Azerbaijan’s Yuksek Deste with a 2-0 away win over Khazar University on Sunday.
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FC Neftchi went three points clear of their nearest rivals FC Shamkir at the top Azerbaijan’s Yuksek Deste with a 2-0 away win over Khazar University on Sunday.
Second-half double
Second-half goals from Gurban Gurbanov and Vadim Vasilyev gave victory to Neftchi, while Khazar stay ninth, 15 points behind the leaders.
Agdam go fourth
Meanwhile, FC Karabakh Agdam moved up to fourth with a close-fought 2-1 away win over FC Umid. The home side took the lead after 68 minutes through Taleh Mamedov, but two goals from Dmitriy Kudinov in the final 15 minutes handed Agdam victory.