Azerbaijan vs Ukraine, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Azerbaijan

72': Emin Makhmudov (P)

FT
1 - 1

Ukraine

51': Georgiy Sudakov

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Azerbaijan are hosting Ukraine at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': VAR Decision: No Penalty Ukraine.
9': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Elvin Badalov.
10': Foul by Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Ukraine).
10': Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Elvin Cafarquliyev.
11': Attempt missed. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oleksandr Zubkov following a corner.
17': Offside, Azerbaijan. Rüstam Ahmadzada is caught offside.
18': Foul by Rüstam Ahmadzada (Azerbaijan).
18': Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Offside, Ukraine. Vladyslav Vanat is caught offside.
29': Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine).
30': Handball by Rüstam Ahmadzada (Azerbaijan).
31': Delay in match (Ukraine).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Foul by Abdulla Xaybulayev (Azerbaijan).
31': Oleh Ocheretko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Foul by Oleh Ocheretko (Ukraine).
32': Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Rüstam Ahmadzada (Azerbaijan).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
36': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Elvin Cafarquliyev.
37': Attempt blocked. Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zubkov with a cross.
37': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Renat Dadashov.
38': Elvin Cafarquliyev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Foul by Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine).
39': Attempt saved. Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Ukraine).
39': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
40': Attempt missed. Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Emin Mahmudov with a cross following a corner.
42': Anatoliy Trubin (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijan).
42': Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Anatoliy Trubin (Ukraine).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Attempt blocked. Artem Bondarenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
45': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan).
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+4': First Half ends, Azerbaijan 0, Ukraine 0.
45': Second Half begins Azerbaijan 0, Ukraine 0.
46': Foul by Abdulla Xaybulayev (Azerbaijan).
46': Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine).
46': Qismat Aliyev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Bondarenko.
49': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mykola Matviienko.
49': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazada.
51': Goal! Azerbaijan 0, Ukraine 1. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zubkov.
53': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Toral Bayramov replaces Rüstam Ahmadzada.
53': Foul by Toral Bayramov (Azerbaijan).
53': Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Abdulla Xaybulayev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Foul by Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Ukraine).
57': Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Delay in match because of an injury Abdulla Xaybulayev (Azerbaijan).
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60': Elvin Cafarquliyev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine).
61': Substitution, Ukraine. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Ivan Kaliuzhnyi.
61': Substitution, Ukraine. Artem Dovbyk replaces Vladyslav Vanat.
62': Foul by Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijan).
62': Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Abdulla Xaybulayev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine).
66': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Musa Qurbanli replaces Mahir Emreli.
66': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Anatoli Nuriyev replaces Renat Dadashov.
67': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Abbas Hüseynov replaces Qismat Aliyev.
67': Handball by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Ukraine).
69': Attempt blocked. Toral Bayramov (Azerbaijan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elvin Cafarquliyev with a cross.
69': Penalty conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) with a handball in the penalty area.
70': VAR Decision: Penalty Azerbaijan.
71': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for handball.
72': Goal! Azerbaijan 1, Ukraine 1. Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
74': Delay in match because of an injury Abdulla Xaybulayev (Azerbaijan).
75': Substitution, Ukraine. Mykola Shaparenko replaces Oleh Ocheretko.
75': Substitution, Ukraine. Nazar Voloshyn replaces Artem Bondarenko.
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Sabuhi Abdullazada replaces Abdulla Xaybulayev because of an injury.
80': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan). Assisted by Mykola Shaparenko.
84': Foul by Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan).
84': Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan).
84': Substitution, Ukraine. Bohdan Mykhailichenko replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Foul by Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan).
87': Attempt blocked. Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
87': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazada.
88': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazada.
88': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Attempt missed. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov with a cross.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Elvin Badalov.
90'+2': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine).
90'+2': Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine).
90'+3': Musa Qurbanli (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Elvin Cafarquliyev.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Mykola Matviienko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
90'+5': Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Nazar Voloshyn (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan). Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
90'+7': Attempt saved. Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan). Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Azerbaijan 1, Ukraine 1.
0': Match ends, Azerbaijan 1, Ukraine 1.

Statistics

UKR		AZE
12	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
9	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	4
74	Possession	26
16	SHOTS	4
5	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
472	Accurate Passes	136
558	Passes	200
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	3
30	Crosses	8
0.2	Cross %	0.4
41	Long Balls	50
20	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
8	Blocked Shots	1
14	Effective Tackles	8
19	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	15
10	Effective Clearances	39
10	Clearances	39

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Attendance: 8,450

WCQ - UEFA Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	France	6	+12	16
2	Ukraine	6	-1	10
3	Iceland	6	+2	7
4	Azerbaijan	6	-13	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Azerbaijan (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (GK)
4	Bahlul Mustafazada
5	Anton Krivotsyuk
14	Elvin Badalov
3	Elvin Cafarquliyev
21	Qismat Aliyev
15	Abdulakh Khaybulaev
8	Emin Makhmudov
19	Rustam Akhmedzade
10	Mahir Emreli
9	Renat Dadachov

Azerbaijan Substitutes:

Ceyhun Nuriyev, Rza Cafarov, Ozan Kökcü, Abbas Huseynov, Musa Qurbanly, Rahman Dashdamirov, Dzhalal Huseynov, Aydin Bayramov, Sabuhi Abdullazada, Toral Bayramov, Anatolii Nuriev, Ismayil Ibrahimli.

Ukraine (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
22	Mykola Matviyenko
13	Illia Zabarnyi
17	Oleksandr Zinchenko
2	Yukhym Konoplia
6	Ivan Kalyuzhnyi
14	Oleh Ocheretko
19	Artem Bondarenko
7	Vladyslav Vanat
8	Georgiy Sudakov
20	Oleksandr Zubkov

Ukraine Substitutes:

Georgiy Bushchan, Taras Mykhavko, Artem Dovbyk, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Valeriy Bondar, Oleksandr Svatok, Nazar Voloshyn, Bogdan Mykhaylichenko, Dmytro Riznyk, Oleksandr Nazarenko, Mykola Shaparenko.

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