Neftchi deprived Khazar-Lankaran of its one-day leadership after 1-0 victory in the visit match against Simurg. Team captain Zaur Tagizade scored the gaol. Olimpik stepped a place up with the victory gained after half and a month break. 31-year-old Khaqani Mammedov caught up with strikers Georgi Adamia and Yakuba Bamba after the goals in two matches in a row. Shahdag is a point behind Genjlerbirli after the victory in visit match.
Olimpik 3 – 1Gilan
Khagani Mammedov, 25; Pathe Bangura, 27; Namig Aliyev, 62 – Vitali Balamestnı, 33.
Simurg 0 – 1 Neftchi
Zaur Tagızade, 67.
Turan 1 – 1 Shahdag
Irakli Vashakidze, 25 – Ahmed Tijani, 86
| Club | m | v | d | d | g | p | ||
1. | Neftchi | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 36-11 | 45 | ||
2 | Khazar-Lankaran | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 37-12 | 44 |
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3 | Baku | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 19-6 | 39 | ||
4 | MKT-Araz | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 22-14 | 38 | ||
5 | Inter | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28-10 | 36 | ||
6. | Olimpik | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23-14 | 34 | ||
7 | Karvan | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32-26 | 32 | ||
8 | Garabakh | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 18-19 | 24 | ||
9 | Simurg | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20-25 | 21 | ||
10 | Turan | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20-30 | 20 | ||
11 | Gilan | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15-44 | 10 | ||
12 | Genjlerbirliyi | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15-50 | 9 | ||
13 | Shahdag | 20 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 10-34 | 8 | ||
Strikers: Zaur Ramazanov (Khazar-Lankaran) – 14, Georgi Adamia (Neftchi), Yakuba Bamba (Karvan), Khagani Mammedov (Olimpik) – 10.
Next round encounters scheduled for 7 and 8 May: Garabakh – Khazar-Lankaran, MKT-Araz – Inter, Karvan – Simurg, Neftchi – Baku, Gilan – Turan, Shahdag – Genjlerbirliyi.