BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 4. The Azerbaijan
national minifootball team has reached the final of the European
Championship taking place in Bratislava, Slovakia, Trend reports.


Azerbaijan faced Serbia in the semifinal match. The regular time
ended in a 1–1 draw. Khatayi Baghirov opened the scoring in the
12th minute. The winner was decided in a penalty shootout, where
the Azerbaijani players proved more accurate, winning 3–1.


Elvin Alizade, Tamkin Khalilzade, and Ramiz Chovdarov
successfully converted their penalties in the shootout.







In the final of the European Championship, Azerbaijan will face
Ukraine, which convincingly defeated Hungary 5–1 in the other
semifinal.


On their way to the decisive match, the Azerbaijani team also
defeated Austria (1–0), Italy (3–0), France (3–2), Kazakhstan
(3–2), and the Czech Republic (5–2).