Neftchi triumphed over Sabah in a close win on Sunday, 1-2, in a game relating to matchweek 32. To this matchweek, Valdas Dambrauskas's team came from a defeat, and Yuriy Vernydub's team came from three wins.
The first goal was scored by Aleksey Isayev in the 3rd minute. After ten minutes, Andriy Shtohrin struck for Neftchi.
Ifeanyi Matthew netted the last goal after 70 minutes. In the 85th minute, Emil Safarov saw a red card after receiving his second yellow with 85 minutes on the clock, Joy-Lance Mickels left his team with 10-man, after seeing a direct red card.
After the result Sabah are 1st in the table, with 75 points, while Neftchi sit 4th place, with 56 points. In the next fixture, Yuriy Vernydub's team will play away against FK Kapaz, while Valdas Dambrauskas's team visit Turan.
