"One of the main reasons for the defeat was the injuries of 5 of our players."

Offsideplus.az reports that these words were spoken by the head coach of the Azerbaijani women's national team, Siyasat Asgarov. He commented on the defeat recorded in the friendly match against the Belarusian team (0:3):

"We have such positions that we experience difficulties when a player playing there gets injured. Another reason is that the season in the Turkish championship, where many of our players play, ended some time ago. The girls who came from there were content with individual training during this period. The Belarusian team is a high-quality team, most of its players play in the Russian top league. The championship is ongoing in both Russia and Belarus. These moments could not but affect the game and the result."

Siyasat Asgarov was satisfied with the condition of the newly recruited players: “We invited new young players to the national team to replace the injured ones. Some of them were playing for the national team for the first time. There were some who showed themselves well. We can add them to the team in the future.”

The head coach also shared his impressions of the second friendly match with the Belarusian national team to be held in Minsk on July 1: “We will analyze the first match and work on our mistakes. It will be important not to repeat them in the second match with Belarus. We will fight for a better result in the second game.”