Conference League: Dinamo Minsk pull one back against Neftchi UPDATED

Belarus' Dinamo Minsk have pulled a goal back against Azerbaijan's Neftchi in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League second qualifying round tie.

Karen Vardanyan scored in the 36th minute, reducing the deficit to 2-1.

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Azerbaijan's Neftchi have taken an early commanding 2-0 lead over Belarus' Dinamo Minsk in their UEFA Conference League second qualifying round first-leg match in Baku.

Captain Emin Mahmudov opened the scoring in the second minute before Dinamo midfielder Aleksandr Selyava turned the ball into his own net six minutes later to double Neftchi's advantage.

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The first-leg match of the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round between Azerbaijan's Neftchi and Belarusian side Dinamo Minsk has kicked off in Baku.

The match is being played at the Palms Sports Arena and is officiated by Cypriot FIFA referee Konstantinos Fellas, Caliber.Az reports.

Starting line-ups are as follows.

Neftchi: Emil Balayev, Falaye Sacko, Andreaw Gravillon, Igor Ribeiro, Mustafa Sek, Gustavo Klismahn, Céssi D'Almeida, captain Emin Mahmudov, Breno Almeida, Imad Faraj, Lubomír Tupta.

Dinamo Minsk: Ivan Shimakovich, Abdoul Aziz Toure, Vladislav Kalinin, Aleksei Ivanov, Gleb Gurban, Fawaz Abdullahi, Aleksei Zenko, Aleksandr Selyava, Yevgeny Malashevich, Mustafa Jimet, Karen Vardanyan.

The return leg will be played on July 30.

The winners of the tie will face either Serbia's Željezničar or Portugal's Braga in the next qualifying round.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov