Elvin Cafarquliyev was left with eggs on his face, after he was handed a red card after attempting to high five English referee Anthony Taylor.
Referee Taylor appeared to have reached for his pocket to hand Qarabag defender, Cafarquliyev, a yellow card, but after the gesture by the defender he altered his decision swiftly.
Elvin Cafarquliyev's punishment was immediately upgraded from a yellow card to a red card, a decision that left the player stunned and infuriated.
However, it can be said that it was due to his gesture that Anthony Taylor got displeased and instantly upgraded the card which he initially wanted to hoist to the Azerbaijan international.
Cafarquliyev watched his side buckle at the Bay Arena after the red card, with Bayer Leverkusen coming from 2 goals down to defeat Qarabag.
The away side had started brightly in Germany and it was looking like a day where they will hand Bayer Leverkusen their first defeat of the season.
Abdella Zoubir poked Qarabag ahead in the 59th minute, before Juninho doubled their lead in the 67th minute, 5 minutes after Elvin Cafarquliyev was dismissed.
It was appearing like Qarabag will drive through to the next round unscathed, however, Jeremie Frimpong began the comeback for Xabi Alonso's side.
In stoppage time, Patrick Schick made the difference, scoring in the 3rd and 8th minute to send the stadium into frenzy and ultimately securing progress for Bayer Leverkusen.
Cafarquliyev, before the red card had a wishy-washy evening, not battling fiercely as expected for his side.
However, he tried putting his body on the line to prevent his team from being defeated by doing some defensive duties, which ultimately turned out rashly.
Anthony Taylor is a no-nonsense referee and definitely Elvin Cafarquliyev wasn't aware of who he was dealing with hence the unfortunate gesture that was presumed disrespectful by the English referee.
The defender has made 44 appearances this season, scoring no goal and providing 8 assists in all competitions.
He joined the junior side of Qarabag on a free transfer on July 1, 2017, from Keshla U19 and he has a contract which runs until June 30, 2026.
Elvin Cafarquliyev has made a total of 132 appearance for Qarabag FK, scoring 6 goals and providing 21 assists in all competitions.
Internationally, he has also made 17 appearances for Azerbaijan, scoring 1 goal and providing 1 assist.
Cafarquliyev was handed his debut by Italian tactician Giovanni De Biasi on March 30, 2021, and he was aged 20 years, 5 months and 4 days when he made his debut.
Anyway, Elvin Cafarquliyev will turn his action to Qarabag FK's next league encounter, which is a league visit away to Turan Tovuz.
Qarabag sit at the summit of the Azerbaijan top-flight league table and they likely will win the title barring any catastrophic circumstances.
Referee Taylor appeared to have reached for his pocket to hand Qarabag defender, Cafarquliyev, a yellow card, but after the gesture by the defender he altered his decision swiftly.
Elvin Cafarquliyev's punishment was immediately upgraded from a yellow card to a red card, a decision that left the player stunned and infuriated.
However, it can be said that it was due to his gesture that Anthony Taylor got displeased and instantly upgraded the card which he initially wanted to hoist to the Azerbaijan international.
Cafarquliyev watched his side buckle at the Bay Arena after the red card, with Bayer Leverkusen coming from 2 goals down to defeat Qarabag.
The away side had started brightly in Germany and it was looking like a day where they will hand Bayer Leverkusen their first defeat of the season.
Abdella Zoubir poked Qarabag ahead in the 59th minute, before Juninho doubled their lead in the 67th minute, 5 minutes after Elvin Cafarquliyev was dismissed.
It was appearing like Qarabag will drive through to the next round unscathed, however, Jeremie Frimpong began the comeback for Xabi Alonso's side.
In stoppage time, Patrick Schick made the difference, scoring in the 3rd and 8th minute to send the stadium into frenzy and ultimately securing progress for Bayer Leverkusen.
Cafarquliyev, before the red card had a wishy-washy evening, not battling fiercely as expected for his side.
However, he tried putting his body on the line to prevent his team from being defeated by doing some defensive duties, which ultimately turned out rashly.
Anthony Taylor is a no-nonsense referee and definitely Elvin Cafarquliyev wasn't aware of who he was dealing with hence the unfortunate gesture that was presumed disrespectful by the English referee.
The defender has made 44 appearances this season, scoring no goal and providing 8 assists in all competitions.
He joined the junior side of Qarabag on a free transfer on July 1, 2017, from Keshla U19 and he has a contract which runs until June 30, 2026.
Elvin Cafarquliyev has made a total of 132 appearance for Qarabag FK, scoring 6 goals and providing 21 assists in all competitions.
Internationally, he has also made 17 appearances for Azerbaijan, scoring 1 goal and providing 1 assist.
Cafarquliyev was handed his debut by Italian tactician Giovanni De Biasi on March 30, 2021, and he was aged 20 years, 5 months and 4 days when he made his debut.
Anyway, Elvin Cafarquliyev will turn his action to Qarabag FK's next league encounter, which is a league visit away to Turan Tovuz.
Qarabag sit at the summit of the Azerbaijan top-flight league table and they likely will win the title barring any catastrophic circumstances.