FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Azerbaijan vs Portugal, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Azerbaijan
    FT
    0 - 3
    Portugal
    • 26': Bernardo Silva
    • 31': André Silva
    • 75': Diogo Jota

    Portugal make light work of Azerbaijan despite Ronaldo absence

    Portugal cruised to a 3-0 victory away to Azerbaijan in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday to move top of Group A.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Offside, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but André Silva is caught offside.
    • 7': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Filip Ozobic (Azerbaijan).
    • 8': Foul by Filip Ozobic (Azerbaijan).
    • 8': João Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Cancelo.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André Silva.
    • 15': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
    • 15': Qara Qarayev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': João Palhinha (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 16': Foul by Namiq Alasgarov (Azerbaijan).
    • 16': João Moutinho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Namiq Alasgarov (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 18': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Foul by Filip Ozobic (Azerbaijan).
    • 19': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
    • 19': Namiq Alasgarov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
    • 19': Tamkin Khalilzada (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Goal! Azerbaijan 0, Portugal 1. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 27': Filip Ozobic (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
    • 28': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by João Cancelo.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Azer Salahli (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elvin Badalov following a corner.
    • 31': Goal! Azerbaijan 0, Portugal 2. André Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 34': Foul by Namiq Alasgarov (Azerbaijan).
    • 34': João Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Filip Ozobic (Azerbaijan).
    • 35': João Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt missed. André Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 37': Diogo Jota (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Foul by Abbas Huseynov (Azerbaijan).
    • 39': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
    • 39': Qara Qarayev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Filip Ozobic (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
    • 40': Foul by Filip Ozobic (Azerbaijan).
    • 40': João Moutinho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Filip Ozobic (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Diogo Jota (Portugal).
    • 42': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by Azer Salahli (Azerbaijan).
    • 43': Offside, Portugal. João Moutinho tries a through ball, but João Palhinha is caught offside.
    • 44': Filip Ozobic (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
    • 44': Offside, Azerbaijan. Namiq Alasgarov tries a through ball, but Abbas Huseynov is caught offside.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Filip Ozobic (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Namiq Alasgarov.
    • 45': André Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Hojjat Haghverdi (Azerbaijan).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Azerbaijan 0, Portugal 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Azerbaijan 0, Portugal 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Ali Ghorbani replaces Tamkin Khalilzada.
    • 45': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Anatoliy Nuriev replaces Qara Qarayev.
    • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces João Palhinha.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
    • 49': Foul by Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan).
    • 49': João Moutinho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Azer Salahli (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
    • 54': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
    • 56': Filip Ozobic (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
    • 58': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 58': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Dias with a headed pass.
    • 60': Foul by Ali Ghorbani (Azerbaijan).
    • 60': Pepe (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Ali Ghorbani (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
    • 62': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Vuqar Mustafayev replaces Filip Ozobic.
    • 63': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Toral Bayramov replaces Mahir Emreli.
    • 63': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Hojjat Haghverdi.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by André Silva.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Namiq Alasgarov (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emin Mahmudov.
    • 66': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Raphael Guerreiro.
    • 68': Hand ball by João Cancelo (Portugal).
    • 71': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by André Silva.
    • 71': Substitution, Portugal. Nuno Mendes replaces Raphael Guerreiro.
    • 72': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Hojjat Haghverdi.
    • 73': Attempt missed. André Silva (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Ali Ghorbani (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
    • 75': Goal! Azerbaijan 0, Portugal 3. Diogo Jota (Portugal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
    • 76': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Rahim Sadikhov replaces Azer Salahli.
    • 77': André Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Hojjat Haghverdi (Azerbaijan).
    • 77': Hojjat Haghverdi (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Substitution, Portugal. Otávio replaces Bernardo Silva.
    • 78': Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Diogo Jota.
    • 78': Substitution, Portugal. João Mário replaces João Moutinho.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Mário.
    • 82': Abbas Huseynov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal).
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Otávio (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rahim Sadikhov.
    • 88': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
    • 88': Vuqar Mustafayev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Rúben Neves (Portugal).
    • 88': Rahim Sadikhov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Offside, Azerbaijan. Vuqar Mustafayev tries a through ball, but Namiq Alasgarov is caught offside.
    • 90': Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
    • 90': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Elvin Badalov.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Pepe (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Azerbaijan 0, Portugal 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Azerbaijan 0, Portugal 3.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 4
    67.5 Possession 32.5
    21 SHOTS 4
    7 ON GOAL 0
    0.3 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    573 Accurate Passes 238
    669 Passes 323
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    10 Accurate Crosses 0
    21 Crosses 5
    0.5 Cross % 0.0
    61 Long Balls 50
    40 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    12 Effective Tackles 12
    14 Tackles 20
    0.9 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 15
    10 Effective Clearances 26
    10 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Baku Olympic Stadium
    Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
    Attendance: 20,574

    WCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Germany 6 +13 15
    2 Slovakia 6 -2 12
    3 Northern Ireland 6 +1 9
    4 Luxembourg 6 -12 0
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    Line-Ups

    AZE Azerbaijan (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (GK)
    4 Hojjat Haghverdi Yellow Card
    3 Azer Salahli
    14 Elvin Badalov
    19 Tamkin Khalilzade
    13 Abbas Huseynov
    2 Qara Qarayev
    10 Mahir Emreli
    20 Filip Ozobic
    8 Emin Makhmudov
    7 Namig Alasgarov Yellow Card
    Azerbaijan Substitutes:
    Shahriyar Aliyev, Rahim Sadikhov, Sartan Taskin, Ali Ghorbani, Anatolii Nuriev, Aydin Bayramov, Vüqar Mustafayev, Bahlul Mustafazada, Ramil Sheydaev, Mekhti Dzhenetov, Toral Bayramov, Ismayil Ibrahimli.

    POR Portugal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Rui Patrício (GK)
    4 Rúben Dias
    3 Pepe
    5 Raphaël Guerreiro
    20 João Cancelo
    11 Bruno Fernandes
    8 João Moutinho
    6 João Palhinha Yellow Card
    9 André Silva
    21 Diogo Jota
    10 Bernardo Silva
    Portugal Substitutes:
    João Mário, Rúben Neves, Otávio, Anthony Lopes, Francisco Trincão, Nuno Mendes, Nélson Semedo, Domingos Duarte, Rafa Silva, Danilo Pereira, Diogo Costa, Gonçalo Guedes.

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