Achimi hat trick powers Gancabasar past Zaqatala in home victory

GANJA, Azerbaijan (Interstat) — Gancabasar routed Zaqatala on Thursday, scoring seven unanswered goals behind Dylane Achimi’s hat trick. Achimi was the top star and finished with three goals. Suleyman Ahmadov, Paulo Miguel Quimbila and David Oseye also scored, and Tahirov R. added another goal. Ahmadov opened the scoring in the 17th minute, Quimbila struck in the 38th, Achimi scored in the 53rd and 83rd, Tahirov added a 67th-minute goal and Oseye capped the scoring in the 84th. Zaqatala did not score. Gancabasar improved to 2-1 in the competition and 2-1 across all competitions, while Zaqatala dropped to 0-3 in the competition and 0-3 across all competitions. Gancabasar had previously beaten Baku Sporting and lost to Karvan. Zaqatala had previously lost to Sabail and Sahdag Qusar. Achimi’s three-goal performance highlighted the key contributors for the home side. The result left Zaqatala still seeking its first win of the season.