'Neftchi' suffered a 1-0 defeat to 'Zira' in the third round of the Misli Premier League.

Yuri Vernidub, the head coach of the 'white-blacks', shared his thoughts on the match after the game:

'We lost today. Such days happen in football. We shouldn't lose heart over this defeat. We need to analyse the game and look ahead. It's still only the third round.

Every match is different. We were constantly attacking. I also want to emphasise that my players fought until the end. Our main mistake was conceding a goal at the end of the first half. We need to analyse that mistake.

'Zira' had no other episodes apart from the goal. Both we and 'Zira' mainly relied on long passes. Neither of us could create chances from those long balls. But they managed to take advantage of one episode accurately.