Azerbaijan vs Slovakia, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Azerbaijan

28': Ramil Sheydaev

FT
1 - 5

Slovakia

8': Stanislav Lobotka
27': Juraj Kucka
30': Marek Hamsik
57': Marek Hamsik
85': Dávid Hancko

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Azerbaijan are hosting Slovakia at Palms Sports Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
4': Attempt saved. Robert Mak (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Peter Pekarík with a cross.
6': Attempt missed. Ramil Seydaev (Azerbaijan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Araz Abdullayev with a cross.
8': Goal! Azerbaijan 0, Slovakia 1. Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Mak.
10': Foul by Shahriyar Rahimov (Azerbaijan).
10': Peter Pekarík (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt missed. Robert Bozenik (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
18': Offside, Slovakia. Marek Hamsik tries a through ball, but Robert Bozenik is caught offside.
20': Attempt saved. Robert Bozenik (Slovakia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
21': Attempt saved. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
21': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Salahat Agayev.
21': Badavi Huseynov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Slovakia).
23': Foul by Richard Almeida (Azerbaijan).
23': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Attempt missed. David Hancko (Slovakia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
26': Albert Rusnák (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Shahriyar Rahimov (Azerbaijan).
27': Goal! Azerbaijan 0, Slovakia 2. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
28': Goal! Azerbaijan 1, Slovakia 2. Ramil Seydaev (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aghabala Ramazanov.
30': Goal! Azerbaijan 1, Slovakia 3. Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
33': Attempt blocked. Aghabala Ramazanov (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard Almeida.
34': Attempt blocked. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Hancko.
34': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Ramil Seydaev.
35': Attempt missed. Robert Bozenik (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
35': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Badavi Huseynov.
39': Attempt missed. Rashad Eyyubov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
39': Foul by Araz Abdullayev (Azerbaijan).
39': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt saved. Robert Mak (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juraj Kucka with a headed pass.
40': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Salahat Agayev.
45': Foul by Maksim Medvedev (Azerbaijan).
45': Robert Mak (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Azerbaijan 1, Slovakia 3.
45': Second Half begins Azerbaijan 1, Slovakia 3.
50': Foul by Qara Qarayev (Azerbaijan).
50': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Attempt missed. Robert Bozenik (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Hancko with a cross.
51': Attempt missed. Ramil Seydaev (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Qara Qarayev.
53': Attempt saved. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Bozenik.
54': Attempt blocked. Aghabala Ramazanov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramil Seydaev.
54': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Denis Vavro.
55': Attempt saved. Araz Abdullayev (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
55': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Martin Dubravka.
55': Attempt missed. Rashad Eyyubov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
57': Goal! Azerbaijan 1, Slovakia 4. Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denis Vavro.
59': Attempt missed. Robert Bozenik (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
60': Foul by Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan).
60': Robert Bozenik (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Attempt missed. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high from a direct free kick.
61': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Mahir Madatov replaces Aghabala Ramazanov.
63': Foul by Ramil Seydaev (Azerbaijan).
63': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Attempt missed. Robert Mak (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Hancko.
64': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Peter Pekarík.
65': Foul by Robert Bozenik (Slovakia).
65': Maksim Medvedev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Attempt missed. Peter Pekarík (Slovakia) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juraj Kucka.
69': Offside, Slovakia. Robert Bozenik tries a through ball, but David Hancko is caught offside.
70': Foul by Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan).
70': Robert Bozenik (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card.
71': Substitution, Slovakia. Ondrej Duda replaces Robert Bozenik.
74': Offside, Slovakia. David Hancko tries a through ball, but Marek Hamsik is caught offside.
76': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Peter Pekarík.
78': Attempt missed. Qara Qarayev (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maksim Medvedev.
79': Offside, Slovakia. Ondrej Duda tries a through ball, but Albert Rusnák is caught offside.
79': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Emin Mahmudov replaces Rashad Eyyubov.
83': Foul by Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan).
83': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Substitution, Slovakia. Jan Gregus replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
85': Goal! Azerbaijan 1, Slovakia 5. David Hancko (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ondrej Duda with a headed pass.
86': Substitution, Slovakia. Lukas Haraslin replaces Marek Hamsik.
87': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by David Hancko.
87': Attempt missed. Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mahir Madatov with a cross following a corner.
89': Attempt missed. Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juraj Kucka.
89': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Renat Dadashov replaces Araz Abdullayev.
90'+1': Foul by Shahriyar Rahimov (Azerbaijan).
90'+1': Lukas Haraslin (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juraj Kucka.
90'+2': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Slovakia).
90'+2': Maksim Medvedev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Slovakia).
90'+3': Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Azerbaijan 1, Slovakia 5.
90'+4': Match ends, Azerbaijan 1, Slovakia 5.

Statistics

SVK		AZE
4	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	5
62.5	Possession	37.5
21	SHOTS	10
10	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
673	Accurate Passes	373
730	Passes	431
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	2
13	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.1
48	Long Balls	42
33	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.7	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	6
13	Tackles	6
0.5	Tackle %	1.0
5	Interceptions	12
16	Effective Clearances	22
16	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Palms Sports Arena
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Attendance: 8,200

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

Azerbaijan (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Salahat Agayev (GK)
18	Anton Krivotsyuk
6	Badavi Hüseynov
3	Shahriyar Rahimov
5	Maksim Medvedev
2	Qara Qarayev
20	Richard Almeida
14	Rashad Eyyubov
11	Ramil Sheydaev
9	Agabala Ramazanov
7	Araz Abdullayev

Azerbaijan Substitutes:

Eli Babayev, Namig Alasgarov, Dima Nazarov, Rahil Mammadov, Emin Makhmudov, Aleksey Isayev, Mahir Emreli, Renat Dadachov, Emil Balayev, Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev, Rufat Dadasov, Pavlo Pashaev.

Slovakia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
23	Martin Dúbravka (GK)
14	Milan Skriniar
3	Denis Vavro
16	Dávid Hancko
2	Peter Pekarík
22	Stanislav Lobotka
17	Marek Hamsik
19	Juraj Kucka
11	Róbert Bozeník
20	Róbert Mak
10	Albert Rusnák

Slovakia Substitutes:

Matús Bero, Marek Rodák, Patrik Hrosovský, Jan Gregus, Lubomir Satka, Matús Kozácik, Branislav Ninaj, Jaroslav Mihálik, Robert Mazán, Pavol Safranko, Ondrej Duda, Lukás Haraslín.

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