Falaye Sako praises Neftchi’s defence after Sabah draw

Neftchi defender Falaye Sako assessed his team’s seventh-round Misli Premier League match against Sabah. Speaking after the goalless game, the 31-year-old said it had been a closely contested encounter.

Sako noted that Sabah have quality players and said Neftchi had prepared seriously throughout the week. Although neither team scored, he said, fans had watched an entertaining and competitive match.

The defender gave a positive assessment of his own performance. He said defenders’ main task in matches like this is to stop the opposition’s attacks and keep a clean sheet. Sako said the team had played attentively, taken up the right positions and done its job well.

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On October 9, Arif Asadov, a former head coach of both Neftchi and Sabah, said the fixture could be considered a derby based on the teams’ results in recent years. He also said Sabah were capable of competing on two fronts.