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Khazar-Lankaran ready to take Champions League rival to its stadium by helicopter

14 June 2007 13:05 (UTC +04:00)

FC Khazar-Lankaran is ready to take the rival in Champions League qualification to Lankaran by helicopter, club executive director Tuygun Nadirov told APA-Sport.
Nadirov stated that Khazar-Lankaran is stil determined to play home matches in Lankaran. He noted the problem with the airport will be solved soon.
â€œUEFA representatives are to visit our country after the draw of qualification stage 1. They will decide the venue for our home match. If they agree on the venue in Lankaran, it will be up to the opponent to take a transportation from Haydar Aliyev International Airportâ€, he said.
Khazar-Lankaran official stated that they are ready to organize opponentâ€™s visit in high level.
â€œIf the guest refuses to take a bus to Lankaran, it may take a comfortable train. We are ready to take them to Lankaran by helicopterâ€, he said.
The problem to play home matches in Lankaran is that there is no airport 150-200 km near the city. Khazar-Lankaran has informed the UEFA about Tofig Bahramov stadium as a second venue. /APA-Sport/