ZAQATALA, Azerbaijan (Interstat) — Sabail scored three first-half goals and held off Zaqatala for a 3-1 victory on Thursday. Samuel Nongoh opened the scoring in the 13th minute, Yan Said doubled the lead in the 21st, and Dinho made it 3-0 in the 24th. Asadulla Heydarov pulled one back for Zaqatala in the 89th minute. Sabail’s competition record is now 1-0-1, and its overall record is 1-0-1. Zaqatala fell to 0-2 in the competition and 0-2 across all competitions. Sabail previously drew 1-1 with Karvan, while Zaqatala previously lost 6-0 to Sahdag Qusar. Nongoh, Said and Dinho each finished with one goal, and Heydarov also scored once for Zaqatala. Sabail controlled the match from the early stages, building its lead before Zaqatala found a late consolation goal. The visitors’ early pressure produced three goals in the 13th, 21st and 24th minutes, while Zaqatala’s response came only in the closing stages of the match.