UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Sunday, September 6, 2015
Azerbaijan LWLDD 2
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Malta LLWLL 2
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AZE112
MLT022
Ta' Qali National Stadium

Match Report

Rahid Amirguliev's late second goal denies Malta first Group H win

Azerbaijan's two-goal hero Rahid Amirguliev struck an 80th-minute equaliser to deny Malta their first victory in Euro 2016 qualifying group H.

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Team Stats

4
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
10
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
8
64
Possession
36
11
SHOTS
6
5
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
1
Accurate Crosses
1
10
Crosses
4
0.1
Cross %
0.3
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
1
Blocked Shots
1
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
2
Clearances
11

Head to Head

AZE leads series 2-0

Lineups

MLT

  1. 1Andrew HoggG
  2. 2Alex MuscatD
  3. 5Andrei AgiusD
  4. 15Steve BorgD
  5. 17Ryan CamilleriD
  6. 7Clayton FaillaD
  7. 8Roderick BriffaM
  8. 11Rowen MuscatM
  9. 13Andre SchembriF
  10. 19Alfred EffiongF
  11. 9Michael MifsudF

AZE

  1. 1Kamran ArhayevG
  2. 3Magomed MirzabekovD
  3. 5Badavi HüseynovD
  4. 2Qara QarayevD
  5. 14Rasad SadiqovD
  6. 21Arif DasdamirovD
  7. 22Afran IsmayilovM
  8. 13Dima NazarovM
  9. 19Rahid AmirguliyevM
  10. 20Javid TagiyevM
  11. 10Ruslan KurbanovF

Timeline

  1. 36' Goal!! Rahid Amirguliev hits a very good left footed shot to the lower left corner from the left channel (aprox. 25 yards) and scores!! Azerbaijan now leads 1 - 0
  2. 45' Alfred Effiong is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  3. 55' Goal!! Michael Mifsud hits an impressive right footed shot to the upper right corner from the right channel (aprox. 25 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
  4. 62' Malta makes a sub: Andrew Cohen enters for Michael Mifsud. Reason: Tactical
  5. 70' Azerbaijan makes a sub: Rashad Abulfaz Sadygov enters for Dimitrij Nazarov. Reason: Tactical
  6. 71' Goal!! Alfred Effiong hits a very good left footed shot to the upper left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Malta now leads 2 - 1
  7. 73' Azerbaijan makes a sub: Araz Abdullayev enters for Afran Ismayilov. Reason: Tactical
  8. 79' Malta makes a sub: Joseph Zerafa enters for Ryan Camilleri. Reason: Tactical
  9. 80' Goal!! Rahid Amirguliev hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the left channel (aprox. 20 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 2
  10. 81' Azerbaijan makes a sub: Rauf Aliyev enters for Ruslan Gurbanov. Reason: Tactical
  11. 85' Malta makes a sub: Stephen Pisani enters for Clayton Failla. Reason: Tactical
  12. 90' End of the game

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