UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Azerbaijan vs Croatia, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
  • 72': Tamkin Khalilzade
FT
1 - 1
  • 11': Luka Modric (P)

Azerbaijan stunner earns draw with Croatia

Croatia missed a chance to go three points clear at the top of Euro 2020 qualifying Group E after a stunning goal by Azerbaijan's Tamkin Khalilzade.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan).
  • 2': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Anton Krivotsyuk.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic.
  • 7': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Javid Huseynov (Azerbaijan).
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 8': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Anton Krivotsyuk.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
  • 9': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Mahir Emreli.
  • 10': Penalty conceded by Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 11': Goal! Azerbaijan 0, Croatia 1. Luka Modric (Croatia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Ante Rebic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Ante Rebic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a through ball.
  • 14': Offside, Azerbaijan. Shahriyar Rahimov tries a through ball, but Anton Krivotsyuk is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
  • 17': Foul by Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan).
  • 17': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Offside, Azerbaijan. Mahir Emreli tries a through ball, but Dimitrij Nazarov is caught offside.
  • 21': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Foul by Ante Rebic (Croatia).
  • 21': Pavel Pashayev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 27': Foul by Javid Huseynov (Azerbaijan).
  • 27': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Borna Barisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Ramil Seydaev (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitrij Nazarov.
  • 33': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Anton Krivotsyuk.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 35': Offside, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  • 38': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazade.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Javid Huseynov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitrij Nazarov.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
  • 42': Emil Balayev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
  • 43': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Bahlul Mustafazade (Azerbaijan).
  • 44': Foul by Javid Huseynov (Azerbaijan).
  • 44': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+1': Dimitrij Nazarov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
  • 45'+2': Offside, Azerbaijan. Qara Qarayev tries a through ball, but Dimitrij Nazarov is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Azerbaijan 0, Croatia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Azerbaijan 0, Croatia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Tamkin Xalilzade replaces Pavel Pashayev.
  • 53': Foul by Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan).
  • 53': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Tamkin Xalilzade (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 54': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Domagoj Vida.
  • 57': Offside, Croatia. Bruno Petkovic tries a through ball, but Ante Rebic is caught offside.
  • 58': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazade.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Dejan Lovren (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Ramil Seydaev.
  • 60': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Emin Mahmudov replaces Javid Huseynov.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic following a fast break.
  • 62': Foul by Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan).
  • 62': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
  • 66': Foul by Karlo Bartolec (Croatia).
  • 66': Tamkin Xalilzade (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Tamkin Xalilzade (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maksim Medvedev with a cross.
  • 67': Offside, Azerbaijan. Emin Mahmudov tries a through ball, but Mahir Emreli is caught offside.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tamkin Xalilzade.
  • 67': Dimitrij Nazarov (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Tamkin Xalilzade (Azerbaijan).
  • 68': Tamkin Xalilzade (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
  • 70': Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Borna Barisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Goal! Azerbaijan 1, Croatia 1. Tamkin Xalilzade (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ramil Seydaev.
  • 76': Substitution, Croatia. Josip Brekalo replaces Karlo Bartolec.
  • 77': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Mahir Emreli.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Domagoj Vida (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 80': Dimitrij Nazarov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
  • 81': Attempt saved. Dimitrij Nazarov (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 82': Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
  • 82': Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Tamkin Xalilzade (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Josip Brekalo (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 86': Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Ante Rebic.
  • 87': Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
  • 87': Maksim Medvedev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Qara Qarayev (Azerbaijan).
  • 88': Mislav Orsic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazade.
  • 90': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Rashad Eyyubov replaces Dimitrij Nazarov.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Domagoj Vida (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Maksim Medvedev (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Tamkin Xalilzade (Azerbaijan).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Azerbaijan 1, Croatia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Azerbaijan 1, Croatia 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
9 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 6
63 Possession 37
21 SHOTS 8
7 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
461 Accurate Passes 234
532 Passes 316
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 1
17 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 64
32 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 12
15 Tackles 23
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 11
8 Effective Clearances 29
8 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Palms Sports Arena
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Attendance: 9,150

EURO Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Albania 8 +8 15
2 Czechia 8 +6 15
3 Poland 8 0 11
4 Moldova 8 -3 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

AZE Azerbaijan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Emil Balayev (GK)
6 Bahlul Mustafazada
5 Maksim Medvedev Yellow Card
18 Anton Krivotsyuk Yellow Card
21 Pavlo Pashaev
13 Dima Nazarov Yellow Card
22 Javid Huseynov
2 Qara Qarayev
11 Ramil Sheydaev
3 Shahriyar Rahimov
10 Mahir Emreli

CRO Croatia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Dominik Livakovic (GK)
21 Domagoj Vida
6 Dejan Lovren
3 Borna Barisic Yellow Card
22 Karlo Bartolec
13 Nikola Vlasic
11 Marcelo Brozovic Yellow Card
10 Luka Modric
20 Bruno Petkovic
18 Ante Rebic
4 Ivan Perisic

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