Slovakia vs Azerbaijan, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League

Slovakia

90'+3': Erik Jirka (P)

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1 - 2

Azerbaijan

44': Renat Dadachov
90'+5': Hojjat Haghverdi

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Slovakia are hosting Azerbaijan at City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Eddi Israfilov (Azerbaijan).
2': Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Attempt blocked. Martin Regáli (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
4': Attempt missed. László Bénes (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
4': Foul by Renat Dadahov (Azerbaijan).
4': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan).
6': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Foul by Richard Almeyda (Azerbaijan).
8': Matús Bero (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Hand ball by László Bénes (Slovakia).
9': Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by László Bénes (Slovakia).
14': Offside, Slovakia. Erik Jirka tries a through ball, but Martin Regáli is caught offside.
15': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Badavi Hüseynov.
16': Attempt missed. Renat Dadahov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
16': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia).
16': Renat Dadahov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Marek Rodák.
19': Foul by Richard Almeyda (Azerbaijan).
19': Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Richard Almeyda (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card.
20': Attempt saved. László Bénes (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
22': Erik Jirka (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Foul by Hojjat Hagverdi (Azerbaijan).
23': Foul by Dávid Hancko (Slovakia).
23': Renat Dadahov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Matús Bero.
26': Attempt blocked. Badavi Hüseynov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emin Mahmudov.
26': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Lubomír Satka.
28': Attempt saved. Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hojjat Hagverdi.
29': Foul by Ramil Sheydayev (Azerbaijan).
29': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Attempt missed. Erik Jirka (Slovakia) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Martin Regáli with a cross.
31': Foul by Lubomír Satka (Slovakia).
31': Renat Dadahov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt missed. Richard Almeyda (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ozan Kökcü.
33': Attempt missed. Hojjat Hagverdi (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ozan Kökcü.
33': Attempt missed. Renat Dadahov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
34': Attempt saved. Erik Jirka (Slovakia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lubomír Satka.
35': Erik Jirka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Bahlul Mustafazadeh (Azerbaijan).
37': Matús Bero (Slovakia) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Martin Regáli.
41': Foul by Bahlul Mustafazadeh (Azerbaijan).
41': Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt missed. Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Regáli with a cross.
44': Goal! Slovakia 0, Azerbaijan 1. Renat Dadahov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ozan Kökcü with a cross.
45'+2': First Half ends, Slovakia 0, Azerbaijan 1.
45': Second Half begins Slovakia 0, Azerbaijan 1.
46': Foul by Renat Dadahov (Azerbaijan).
46': Lubomír Satka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia).
48': Richard Almeyda (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Hand ball by Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan).
51': Attempt saved. Matús Bero (Slovakia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Regáli.
51': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev.
56': Foul by Erik Jirka (Slovakia).
56': Ozan Kökcü (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Erik Jirka (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Attempt missed. László Bénes (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
59': Attempt blocked. Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristián Vallo with a cross.
60': Offside, Slovakia. Stanislav Lobotka tries a through ball, but Erik Jirka is caught offside.
61': Erik Jirka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Renat Dadahov (Azerbaijan).
62': Attempt missed. Martin Regáli (Slovakia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kristián Vallo with a cross.
62': Eddi Israfilov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by László Bénes (Slovakia).
62': László Bénes (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Slovakia. Christián Herc replaces Martin Regáli.
64': Hand ball by Elvin Jafarguliyev (Azerbaijan).
64': Christián Herc (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Renat Dadahov (Azerbaijan).
65': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Slovakia).
65': Renat Dadahov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card.
66': Foul by Renat Dadahov (Azerbaijan).
66': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Offside, Slovakia. Róbert Bozeník tries a through ball, but Christián Herc is caught offside.
69': Attempt missed. Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
70': Attempt saved. Matús Bero (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Jirka with a cross.
72': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Amin Seydiyev replaces Ozan Kökcü.
72': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Aleksey Isayev replaces Richard Almeyda because of an injury.
72': Attempt blocked. Ramil Sheydayev (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
74': Eddi Israfilov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by László Bénes (Slovakia).
74': Substitution, Slovakia. Adam Zrelák replaces Róbert Bozeník.
76': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Elvin Jafarguliyev.
77': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Musa Gurbanli replaces Renat Dadahov.
80': Foul by Badavi Hüseynov (Azerbaijan).
80': László Bénes (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Amin Seydiyev (Azerbaijan).
80': Amin Seydiyev (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Foul by Musa Gurbanli (Azerbaijan).
82': Lubomír Satka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Elvin Jamalov replaces Emin Mahmudov.
83': Substitution, Slovakia. Samuel Mráz replaces László Bénes.
83': Substitution, Slovakia. David Duris replaces Matús Bero.
86': David Duris (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Foul by Amin Seydiyev (Azerbaijan).
86': Attempt missed. Samuel Mráz (Slovakia) with an attempt from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dávid Hancko with a cross following a set piece situation.
89': Attempt missed. Adam Zrelák (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Duris with a cross.
90': Attempt saved. Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Mráz.
90'+2': Penalty Slovakia. Dávid Hancko draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+2': Penalty conceded by Aleksey Isayev (Azerbaijan) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+3': Goal! Slovakia 1, Azerbaijan 1. Erik Jirka (Slovakia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Aleksey Isayev (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramil Sheydayev.
90'+4': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
90'+5': Goal! Slovakia 1, Azerbaijan 2. Hojjat Hagverdi (Azerbaijan) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksey Isayev with a cross following a corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Slovakia 1, Azerbaijan 2.
0': Match ends, Slovakia 1, Azerbaijan 2.

Statistics

AZE		SVK
20	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	1
41.7	Possession	58.3
10	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
284	Accurate Passes	442
376	Passes	509
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	12
7	Crosses	32
0.3	Cross %	0.4
75	Long Balls	52
33	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	2
14	Effective Tackles	6
28	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	8
23	Effective Clearances	8
23	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského
Location: Trnava, Slovakia
Attendance: 2,875

UEFA Nations League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Slovakia	5	+7	11
2	Moldova	5	-4	7
3	Faroe Islands	5	0	5
4	Kazakhstan	5	-3	2

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Slovakia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Marek Rodák (GK)
14	Milan Skriniar
5	Lubomir Satka
16	Dávid Hancko
7	Kristián Vallo
22	Stanislav Lobotka
8	László Bénes
21	Matús Bero
9	Róbert Bozeník
18	Erik Jirka
17	Martin Regali

Slovakia Substitutes:

Vernon De Marco, Frantisek Plach, Dávid Duris, Norbert Gyömbér, Miroslav Kacer, Dominik Takac, Samuel Mráz, Christian Herc, Adam Zrelak, Patrik Hrosovský, Peter Pekarík, Martin Valjent.

Azerbaijan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (GK)
15	Badavi Hüseynov
4	Bahlul Mustafazada
3	Elvin Cafarquliyev
6	Hojjat Haghverdi
8	Emin Makhmudov
14	Eddy Silvestre
20	Richard Almeida
9	Renat Dadachov
11	Ramil Sheydaev
21	Ozan Kökcü

Azerbaijan Substitutes:

Elvin Camalov, Emil Balayev, Toral Bayramov, Filip Ozobic, Aleksey Isayev, Dzhalal Huseynov, Musa Qurbanly, Anton Krivotsyuk, Salahat Agayev, Anatolii Nuriev, Amin Seydiyev, Abbas Huseynov.

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