Abdullayev, Batibie each score twice as Karvan beat Zangazur

BAKU, Azerbaijan (Interstat) — Karvan scored four second-half goals to beat Zangazur (Am) 4-1 on Thursday in a competition match. Qurbatov T. gave Zangazur the lead in the 51st minute before Samir Abdullayev equalized in the 60th. Abdul Batibie put Karvan ahead in the 67th, Abdullayev added his second in the 84th and Batibie completed his brace in the 90th-plus-third minute. Abdullayev was Karvan’s top star, and he and Batibie each finished with two goals. Karvan improved to 1-0 in the competition and 2-1-1 overall, while Zangazur fell to 0-1 in the competition and 0-1 overall. Earlier this season, Karvan lost 3-1 at MOIK Baku, beat Gancabasar 2-1 and drew 1-1 at Sabail. The visitors trailed after Qurbatov’s opener but answered with four goals after the break. The visitors scored four unanswered goals after Zangazur took the lead. The final score was 4-1.