BAKU (Interstat) — Sumqayit defeated visiting Araz 2-1 on Friday at Mehdi Hüseynzadə adına Sumqayıt şəhər stadionu. Araz struck first in the 32nd minute when Alberto Fernandez scored, but Sumqayit answered after halftime. Ronaldo Vasquez equalized in the 62nd minute, and Nihat Ahmadzada netted the winner in the 82nd. Ahmadzada played the full match, while Vasquez was substituted in the 86th and Fernandez was substituted in the 80th. Araz made substitutions involving Paro I. in the 21st and Boli C. in the 65th. Sumqayit made substitutions involving Mustafaev E. in the 84th, Vasquez in the 86th, and Ahmadzada and Bangre M. in the 90th minute plus one. Yellow cards were issued to Sumqayit’s Lucas Black in the 84th, Araz’s Salyanskiy A. in the 84th and 85th, Sumqayit’s Keffel in the 88th, and Sumqayit’s Suleymali A. in the 90th minute plus four. The result leaves Araz 0-2 in the competition and overall, while Sumqayit is 2-0 in both. Sumqayit had previously beaten Gabala 4-1, and Araz had lost to Kapaz 2-0.