Azerbaijan U21 shuts out Gibraltar U21 behind Salyanskiy brace
BAKU (Interstat) — Azerbaijan U21 defeated Gibraltar U21 3-0 on Tuesday, using an early Nihat Ahmadzada goal and a brace from Aghadadash Salyanskiy to secure the home win. Azerbaijan U21 led 2-0 at halftime. Ahmadzada scored in the 8th minute. Salyanskiy added goals in the 43rd and 51st minutes. Sanan Muradli, Edgar Adilkhanov and Eshgin Ahmadov each provided an assist. Salyanskiy recorded two goals in 62 minutes, while Muradli had one assist in 62 minutes. Adilkhanov had one assist in 69 minutes, and Ahmadov played 90 minutes and had one assist. Gibraltar’s Clinton K. was booked in the 22nd minute. Azerbaijan’s E. Rustamov and Gibraltar’s Rafi Emrani received yellow cards in the 56th. Azerbaijan U21 improved to 1-0 in the competition and overall. Gibraltar U21 dropped to 0-1 in the competition and overall. Substitutions came throughout, with Gibraltar making changes in the 46th, 57th and 79th minutes and Azerbaijan making changes in the 62nd and 69th.