Azerbaijan vs Belgium, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Azerbaijan

FT
0 - 1

Belgium

38': Yannick Carrasco

Lucky goal sends Belgium top of qualifying group

Yannick Carrasco scored a fortuitous goal as injury-hit Belgium won 1-0 in Azerbaijan on Saturday and went top of European Championship qualifying Group F, overcoming a poor pitch and soaring temperatures to register the victory.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Delay in match because of an injury Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijan).
4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
7': Attempt saved. Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramil Sheydayev.
7': Attempt blocked. Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
8': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
10': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazada.
11': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Belgium) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross following a corner.
12': Hand ball by Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan).
15': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazada.
15': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross following a corner.
16': Foul by Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan).
16': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Aleksey Isayev (Azerbaijan).
17': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Cosqun Diniyev (Azerbaijan).
19': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Rahil Mammadov (Azerbaijan).
22': Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Emin Mahmudov.
24': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
25': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
25': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazada.
27': Foul by Johan Bakayoko (Belgium).
27': Ramil Sheydayev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Toral Bayramov.
30': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Emin Mahmudov.
31': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
31': Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt saved. Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramil Sheydayev with a cross.
33': Attempt saved. Ramil Sheydayev (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksey Isayev.
35': Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijan).
36': Foul by Elvin cafarquliyev (Azerbaijan).
36': Timothy Castagne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Elvin cafarquliyev.
38': Attempt missed. Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
38': Goal! Azerbaijan 0, Belgium 1. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johan Bakayoko.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Foul by Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan).
45'+2': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Offside, Belgium. Johan Bakayoko tries a through ball, but Yannick Carrasco is caught offside.
45'+3': First Half ends, Azerbaijan 0, Belgium 1.
45': Second Half begins Azerbaijan 0, Belgium 1.
46': Elvin cafarquliyev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Johan Bakayoko (Belgium).
47': Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium).
48': Cosqun Diniyev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium).
51': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
52': Attempt missed. Toral Bayramov (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emin Mahmudov with a cross following a corner.
52': Foul by Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan).
52': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
53': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Anton Krivotsyuk.
54': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
56': Foul by Elvin cafarquliyev (Azerbaijan).
56': Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Cosqun Diniyev (Azerbaijan).
57': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
60': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
60': Offside, Belgium. Leandro Trossard tries a through ball, but Yannick Carrasco is caught offside.
61': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Johan Bakayoko.
61': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Musa Qurbanli replaces Renat Dadashov.
62': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Emil Safarov replaces Aleksey Isayev.
62': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Mahir Emreli replaces Toral Bayramov.
62': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
65': Attempt saved. Cosqun Diniyev (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elvin cafarquliyev.
66': Substitution, Belgium. Orel Mangala replaces Youri Tielemans.
66': Substitution, Belgium. Jérémy Doku replaces Johan Bakayoko.
66': Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Romelu Lukaku.
67': Hand ball by Jérémy Doku (Belgium).
68': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
68': Musa Qurbanli (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Emil Safarov (Azerbaijan).
69': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Elvin cafarquliyev.
74': Attempt missed. Elvin cafarquliyev (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
77': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
77': Ramil Sheydayev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Ramil Sheydayev (Azerbaijan) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
78': Ramil Sheydayev (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card.
79': Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukebakio replaces Leandro Trossard.
80': Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Rahil Mammadov (Azerbaijan).
81': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
82': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Emil Safarov.
84': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Filip Ozobic replaces Cosqun Diniyev.
84': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Yannick Carrasco.
85': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
85': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
85': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Yusif Nabiyev replaces Elvin cafarquliyev.
86': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Anton Krivotsyuk.
87': Attempt saved. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dodi Lukebakio with a cross.
87': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev.
87': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Rahil Mammadov.
89': Offside, Belgium. Arthur Theate tries a through ball, but Loïs Openda is caught offside.
90': Offside, Azerbaijan. Rahil Mammadov tries a through ball, but Musa Qurbanli is caught offside.
90'+2': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Belgium).
90'+2': Ramil Sheydayev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
90'+3': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Emin Mahmudov with a cross following a corner.
90'+4': Foul by Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan).
90'+4': Loïs Openda (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Azerbaijan 0, Belgium 1.
0': Match ends, Azerbaijan 0, Belgium 1.

Statistics

BEL		AZE
9	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
13	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	6
54.1	Possession	45.9
16	SHOTS	9
6	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
343	Accurate Passes	273
422	Passes	356
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	3
17	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.3
48	Long Balls	62
15	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	13
13	Tackles	18
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
5	Interceptions	6
10	Effective Clearances	15
10	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Liv Bona Dea Arena
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Attendance: 4,500

EURO Qualifying Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Belgium	8	+18	20
2	Austria	8	+10	19
3	Sweden	8	+2	10
4	Azerbaijan	8	-10	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Azerbaijan (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (GK)
5	Anton Krivotsyuk
4	Bahlul Mustafazada
7	Cosqun Diniyev
3	Elvin Cafarquliyev
15	Rahil Mammadov
20	Aleksey Isayev
8	Emin Makhmudov
11	Ramil Sheydaev
17	Toral Bayramov
9	Renat Dadachov

Azerbaijan Substitutes:

Yusif Nabiyev, Yusif Imanov, Mahir Emreli, Qismat Aliyev, Elvin Badalov, Salahat Agayev, Elvin Camalov, Emil Safarov, Rustam Akhmedzade, Musa Qurbanly, Hojjat Haghverdi, Filip Ozobic.

Belgium (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Koen Casteels (GK)
5	Jan Vertonghen
4	Wout Faes
3	Arthur Theate
21	Timothy Castagne
6	Amadou Onana
11	Leandro Trossard
8	Youri Tielemans
9	Romelu Lukaku
10	Yannick Carrasco
19	Johan Bakayoko

Belgium Substitutes:

Olivier Deman, Zeno Debast, Hugo Siquet, Michy Batshuayi, Ameen Al Dakhil, Charles De Ketelaere, Thomas Kaminski, Loïs Openda, Orel Mangala, Jérémy Doku, Dodi Lukebakio, Matz Sels.

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