BAKU (Interstat) — Araz routed home side Shimal 6-0 on Tuesday, powered by Aghadadash Salyanskiy’s hat trick. Salyanskiy opened the scoring in the 11th minute, then added goals in the 87th and 90th. Rovlan Muradov scored in the 51st, Abdulla Rzayev in the 52nd and Ulvi Isgandarov in the 70th as Araz pulled away after a 1-0 halftime lead. Araz scored five of its six goals after halftime. Araz’s season record in this competition is now 1-0, while its overall record stands at 1-3 after three previous losses. Shimal fell to 0-1 in the competition and 2-1-1 overall. Shimal had won two of its previous three matches and drawn the other before Tuesday’s match. Salyanskiy had the top performance for Araz, with Muradov, Rzayev and Isgandarov also scoring. Araz’s win followed losses to Gabala, Sumqayit and Kapaz. Shimal’s previous results included a 5-2 home win over Baku Sporting, a 4-1 win at Mingachevir and a 1-1 home draw with Khankendi.