KHANKENDI, Azerbaijan, December 21. It gives me great joy to watch the Azerbaijan Cup games in Khankendi, Polad Rzayev, a veteran of the Second Karabakh War and the son of the First Karabakh War martyr Tofig Oghuz, told Trend.
He also emphasized that Azerbaijani soldiers shed their blood and gave their lives to regain their homeland.
"Coming here today gives me a sense of accomplishment. I am confident that our struggle was not in vain after seeing the joy on people's faces. I would want to thank Supreme Commander-in-Chief President Ilham Aliyev for this," Rzayev added.
The 1/8 finals of the Azerbaijan Cup will be summarized today.
The first match will be held in Khankendi. In this historic game, Qarabag FK will play with the representative of the I league - MOIK.
The game, which will go down in history as the first football match in the territories of Azerbaijan liberated from Armenian occupation for 30 years, will start at 14:00 (UTC +04:00).
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