FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Portugal LDLWW 3
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Azerbaijan LWLLD 0
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POR213
AZE000
Baku Olympic Stadium · 20,574 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

POR leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

AZE · 5-4-1

  1. 1Sahruddin MahammadaliyevG
  2. 4Hojjat HaghverdiCD
  3. 3Azer SalahliCD-L
  4. 14Elvin BadalovCD-R
  5. 19Tamkin KhalilzadeLB
  6. 13Abbas HuseynovRB
  7. 2Qara QarayevCM-L
  8. 10Mahir EmreliCM-R
  9. 20Filip OzobicLM
  10. 8Emin MakhmudovRM
  11. 7Namig AlasgarovF

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Rui PatrícioG
  2. 4Rúben DiasCD-L
  3. 3PepeCD-R
  4. 5Raphaël GuerreiroLB
  5. 20João CanceloRB
  6. 11Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 8João MoutinhoLM
  8. 6João PalhinhaRM
  9. 9André SilvaF
  10. 21Diogo JotaAM-L
  11. 10Bernardo SilvaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 15' João Palhinha (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 16' Namiq Alasgarov (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 45' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Anatoliy Nuriev replaces Qara Qarayev.
  6. 45' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Ali Ghorbani replaces Tamkin Khalilzada.
  7. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces João Palhinha.
  8. 60' Ali Ghorbani (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Vuqar Mustafayev replaces Filip Ozobic.
  10. 63' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Toral Bayramov replaces Mahir Emreli.
  11. 71' Substitution, Portugal. Nuno Mendes replaces Raphael Guerreiro.
  12. 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.
  13. 76' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Rahim Sadikhov replaces Azer Salahli.
  14. 77' Hojjat Haghverdi (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 78' Substitution, Portugal. Otávio replaces Bernardo Silva.
  16. 78' Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Diogo Jota.
  17. 78' Substitution, Portugal. João Mário replaces João Moutinho.
  18. 90' Nuno Mendes (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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