BAKU (Interstat) — Kapaz defeated Araz 2-0 on Friday at Liv Bona Dea Arena, using goals in the 31st and 86th minutes to secure the win. Benito opened the scoring for Kapaz in the 31st while playing 63 minutes, and Rahman Hadzhiyev added the second in the 86th while playing 27 minutes. Araz could not break through despite playing at home. Kapaz’s defense kept Araz off the scoreboard after halftime. Acquah D. received a yellow card for Kapaz in the 23rd, while Araz’s Nuriyev C. was booked in the 78th and Andrade P. in the 82nd. Araz made a substitution in the 42nd, and Kapaz made changes in the 46th, 63rd, 78th and 88th minutes. Araz also substituted in the 80th and 85th. The result moved Kapaz to 1-0 in the competition and overall, while Araz fell to 0-1 in the competition and overall.