Turan Tovuz holds off Sabah Baku in five-goal contest

LERIK, Azerbaijan (Interstat) — Turan Tovuz beat Sabah Baku 3-2 on Friday at Şəhər stadionu. The match produced five goals. Henrique Silva put Turan Tovuz ahead in the 28th minute, and Jo Batista scored in the 30th and 67th. Joy Lance Mickels pulled Sabah Baku within one in the 70th, and Xander Severina made it 3-2 in the 87th. Batista finished with two goals in 81 minutes, Silva scored once in 76 minutes, Mickels scored once in 44 minutes and Severina scored once in nine minutes. Du Queiroz and Lepinjica received yellow cards for Sabah Baku, while Olabe and two other Turan Tovuz players were booked in stoppage time; Zedadka also received a yellow card for Sabah Baku. Sabah Baku is now 1-1-2 in the competition and 2-2-2 across all competitions. Turan Tovuz is 2-1-1 in the competition and 2-2-1 across all competitions.