Karvan secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Baku Sporting in the opening round of the Birinchi Deste regular season on Wednesday. The away side took all three points at the first opportunity, establishing themselves early in the campaign. Three goals separated the sides across the ninety minutes.
S. Abdullayev gave Karvan the lead after just four minutes, and here's the thing — that early strike set the tone for everything that followed. Baku Sporting had barely settled into their defensive shape when the ball found its way past their goalkeeper. They would spend the rest of the half trying to recover.
The second goal came at the fifty-fourth minute through R. Ceferli, by then showing the visitors were not content with a narrow margin. To be fair, Baku Sporting had pinned them back for spells but could not convert pressure into meaningful chances. Karvan played the second half a man up in terms of mentality, never letting up.
E. Sillas closed the scoring at the eighty-minute mark, putting a period on proceedings that had been decided well before the final whistle. The away end never stopped, even when the result was no longer in doubt. Three goals from three different scorers told the story of a complete performance.
Both sides enter the season with zero points and zero games played, so the table tells us nothing just yet. What matters is that Karvan started with three points while Baku Sporting will need time to find their rhythm. The gap between them after one round is clear enough.
