YEVLAX, Azerbaijan (Interstat) — Olawale Doyeni and Ibrahim Sangaré scored two minutes apart in the second half Friday to lift Qəbələ to a 2-1 victory over Karvan in the Premyer Liqa season opener at Şəhər Stadionu.

Doyeni struck in the 54th minute and Sangaré followed in the 56th. Domi Massoumou pulled one back for Karvan in the 67th minute. Karvan pressed late but could not find an equalizer.

Qəbələ improved to 1-0 in league play and 1-0 across all competitions. Karvan fell to 0-1 in league play and 0-1 across all competitions. The match marked the start of the Azerbaijani top-flight season.