Ghanaian forward Richard Gadze scored his fourth goal of the campaign as FC Zira thump Kapaz 3-0 in the Azerbaijan top flight league on Saturday.
Zira, who have started the league brightly, had to record a win against Kapaz to keep up the chase on leaders Qarabag who beat Inter Baku 2-0 on Friday.
They commenced the game on a perfect note as Tamkin Khalilzade plundered in a brace in the 47th and 64th minutes respectively before Gadze registered his fourth strike of the season from a goal mouth melee in the 76th minute.
Zira remain 2nd on the log with 18 points after 8 games.