The second leg of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) play-in stage kicked off today.

Offsideplus.az reports that the day’s opening match took place in Sheki, where the local side Sheki hosted Guba. In the encounter held at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex, the hosts secured their second consecutive victory to advance to the quarter-finals, overwhelming their opponents by a 43-point margin (120-77).

The other match of the day featured Sarhadchi taking on Nakhchivan in the capital. In the game held at the Sarhadchi Sports Center, the visiting team emerged victorious with a 93-80 scoreline.

Following Sheki's lead, Nakhchivan has also progressed to the quarter-finals, where they will face Sabah.

ABL, Play-in results:

14:00 Sheki – Quba 120-77 (29:15, 29:16, 32:15, 30:31) (Series: 2-0)

Sheki Olympic Sports Complex

20:00 Sarhadchi – Nakhchivan 80-93 (18:16, 22:28, 20:25, 21:24) (Series: 0-2)

Sarhadchi Sports Center