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Sabah FA — Zira: 5:0, Azerbaijan Premier League

Azerbaijan Premier League
Sabah FA W25 Aug · Home Hapoel Beer Sheva · 5:2W31 Aug · Away Araz · 1:0W5 Sep · Home Zira · 5:0L10 Sep · Away Manchester United · 0:4W14 Sep · Away Safa Baku · 3:0W19 Sep · Home Mil-Muğan · 3:1
5:0
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Zira W16 Aug · Home Safa Baku · 2:0W22 Aug · Home Mil-Muğan · 3:1W30 Aug · Home Neftchi Baku · 1:0L5 Sep · Away Sabah FA · 0:5D13 Sep · Home Qarabağ FK · 1:1L19 Sep · Away Turan Tovuz · 0:1
Venue: Bank Respublika Arena City: Baku (Masazir)

In the Azerbaijan Premier League game on 5 September 2026, Sabah FA beat Zira 5:0. Match numbers: shots on target 7:4, corners 1:4.

Match report

Sabah produced a statement performance on Saturday, thrashing rivals Zira 5-0 in the Azerbaijan Premier League's fourth round at the Bakcell Arena. The hosts, unbeaten after three outings, made no mistake against the visitors who sat second with the same number of points. By then the result had already shifted the conversation around this fixture.

V. Simic opened the scoring in the seventh minute, catching Zira's back line asleep. J. Mickels doubled the advantage from the penalty spot thirteen minutes in, and then added a second of his own at the hour mark after C. Nwachukwu had struck. Mickels completed his hat-trick with a fifth goal in the fifty-seventh minute, and here's the thing — he'd done it all in the first half.

Zira dominated possession at 56 per cent and launched 98 attacks, yet their final ball lacked conviction. Sabah won with just 44 per cent of the ball and fewer attacks, but their seven shots on target told a different story. The visitors managed only four on target despite more attempts overall, and to be fair, the efficiency gap was stark.

Substitutions came thick and fast after the break, with Sabah replacing four players in quick succession around the sixty-first minute. Ktatau's booking in the twenty-third minute was the only card the hosts would see, while Junior Almeida and T. Puchacz picked up yellows for Zira. The home side's efficiency meant they didn't need to defend desperately.

The result leaves Sabah top of the table with nine points from three games, while Zira remain second despite the defeat. Both sides have nine points now, but the hosts have played one fewer match. This wasn't a game decided by statistics — it was three or four moments that changed everything.

Prepared from match data

Video

Match highlights Sabah FA — Zira CBC Sport

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00
Shots on target 7 – 4
Shots off target 5 – 6
Attacks 67 – 98

Match events

  1. 7' 1:0 Sabah FA Goal V. Simic
  2. 13' 2:0 Sabah FA Penalty J. Mickels
  3. 23' 2:0 Zira Yellow card Ktatau
  4. 30' 3:0 Sabah FA Goal J. Mickels assist: U. Rakhmonaliyev
  5. 45' 3:0 Sabah FA Substitution S. Solvet off: Junior Almeida
  6. 46' 3:0 Zira Substitution A. Seydiyev off: D. Legbo
  7. 50' 3:0 Sabah FA Yellow card Junior Almeida
  8. 51' 4:0 Sabah FA Goal C. Nwachukwu
  9. 57' 5:0 Sabah FA Goal J. Mickels
  10. 61' 5:0 Zira Substitution Guima off: H. Hacyly
  11. 61' 5:0 Zira Substitution D. Volkovi off: L. Bayere Junior
  12. 61' 5:0 Zira Substitution Ktatau off: I. Ibrahimli
  13. 65' 5:0 Sabah FA Substitution J. Mickels off: O. Mbina
  14. 65' 5:0 Sabah FA Substitution U. Rakhmonaliyev off: Du Queiroz
  15. 65' 5:0 Sabah FA Substitution A. Isayev off: A. Khaybulaev
  16. 69' 5:0 Sabah FA Yellow card T. Puchacz
  17. 80' 5:0 Sabah FA Substitution T. Mutallimov off: A. McCarthy
  18. 84' 5:0 Zira Substitution E. Aydin off: A. Guseynov

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00
7 Shots on target 4
5 Shots off target 6
67 Attacks 98
1 Corners 4
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
8 Goal kicks 8

The data source provides no per-player statistics for this match: only team totals are available.

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W25 Aug · Home Hapoel Beer Sheva · 5:2W31 Aug · Away Araz · 1:0W5 Sep · Home Zira · 5:0L10 Sep · Away Manchester United · 0:4W14 Sep · Away Safa Baku · 3:0W19 Sep · Home Mil-Muğan · 3:1

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