In the 1/4 finals of the Azerbaijan Cup, "Neftchi" won over "Kepez" with a score of 1:0 (total: 3:0) and qualified for the stage.

Offsideplus.az reports that at the press conference held after the match, Samir Abasov shared his thoughts:

"I would like to thank our fans. I would like to thank each of the comrades who cleaned the stadium. They did a lot of work, thank you very much. It was important to prepare the team after the first match. 2:0 could have been a relief. In such a match, you need to fight. Thank you, my players coped with it."

S.Abasov called on the referees to think logically:

"Like us, the opponent is also focused on the cup. It will be difficult. We will try to collect maximum points. Recently, the referees' decisions in the games have been worrying me. I didn't talk about it much, but now the referees' decisions are worrying me. The red card was very harsh. The referee can analyze the episode by looking at the VAR. There was no red there, in my opinion. I want the referees to follow the rules according to the situation, not the book. I think that VAR should be rejected. There is no red in this episode. This conversation should have ended with a yellow card. I also told the referee to think logically. He gave me a yellow. The referee should think logically."