Azerbaijan soccer: Qarabag player deliberately misses spot kick

The spot kick was awarded in 90th minute after the referee believed that the Inter goalkeeper had brought down a Qarabag player.

After Mamedov deliberately sent the ball wide, the opposing players were seen applauding the sporting gesture showed by Mamedov. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C218fLtNJbs)

"The head coach Gurban Gurbanov told me that I should miss," Mamedov told www.azerisport.com.

"This was a show of fair play from us. There was nothing out of the ordinary. If it really was a penalty, I would not have missed the target."

League leaders Qarabag went on to win the match 2-0