FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Saturday, September 4, 2021
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Match Report

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Republic of Ireland remain winless in qualifying after Azerbaijan draw

Ireland needed a late goal from defender Shane Duffy to snatch a 1-1 draw at home to Azerbaijan in their World Cup Group A qualifier.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
3
41.2
Possession
58.8
10
SHOTS
21
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
273
Accurate Passes
417
366
Passes
495
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
9
8
Crosses
40
0.3
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
58
18
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
7
12
Effective Tackles
7
25
Tackles
9
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
7
32
Effective Clearances
12
32
Clearances
12

Lineups

IRL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Gavin BazunuG
  2. 4Shane DuffyCD
  3. 5John EganCD-L
  4. 2Seamus ColemanCD-R
  5. 6Josh CullenCM-L
  6. 17Jayson MolumbyCM-R
  7. 11James McCleanLM
  8. 7Matt DohertyRM
  9. 9Adam IdahF
  10. 21Aaron ConnollyCF-L
  11. 10Troy ParrottCF-R

AZE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Sahruddin MahammadaliyevG
  2. 4Hojjat HaghverdiCD-L
  3. 14Elvin BadalovCD-R
  4. 18Anton KrivotsyukLB
  5. 5Maksim MedvedevRB
  6. 2Qara QarayevCM
  7. 17Toral BayramovLM
  8. 8Emin MakhmudovRM
  9. 10Mahir EmreliF
  10. 20Filip OzobicLF
  11. 7Namig AlasgarovRF

Timeline

  1. 45'+1' Goal! Republic of Ireland 0, Azerbaijan 1. Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Daryl Horgan replaces Aaron Connolly.
  3. 56' Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 63' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Conor Hourihane replaces Jayson Molumby.
  5. 63' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Callum Robinson replaces Troy Parrott.
  6. 67' Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 70' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Abbas Huseynov replaces Maksim Medvedev.
  8. 70' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Azer Salahli replaces Toral Bayramov.
  9. 71' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Rustam Akhmedzade replaces Namiq Alasgarov.
  10. 79' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Ramil Sheydayev replaces Mahir Emreli.
  11. 80' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Anatoli Nuriyev replaces Filip Ozobic.
  12. 80' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James Collins replaces Matt Doherty.
  13. 87' Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Azerbaijan 1. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Cullen with a cross.
  14. 87' Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 88' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Browne replaces Josh Cullen.
  16. 90'+5' Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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