UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Saturday, September 9, 2023
Belgium DWWDW 1
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Azerbaijan WWLLD 0
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BEL101
AZE000
Liv Bona Dea Arena · 4,500 att.

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

BEL leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

AZE · 4-1-4-1

  1. 12Sahruddin MahammadaliyevG
  2. 5Anton KrivotsyukCD-L
  3. 4Bahlul MustafazadaCD-R
  4. 7Cosqun DiniyevDM
  5. 3Elvin CafarquliyevLB
  6. 15Rahil MammadovRB
  7. 20Aleksey IsayevCM-L
  8. 8Emin MakhmudovCM-R
  9. 11Ramil SheydaevLM
  10. 17Toral BayramovRM
  11. 9Renat DadachovF

BEL · 4-3-3

  1. 12Koen CasteelsG
  2. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  3. 4Wout FaesCD-R
  4. 3Arthur TheateLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 6Amadou OnanaCM
  7. 11Leandro TrossardLM
  8. 8Youri TielemansRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 10Yannick CarrascoLF
  11. 19Johan BakayokoRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 61' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Musa Qurbanli replaces Renat Dadashov.
  3. 62' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Emil Safarov replaces Aleksey Isayev.
  4. 62' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Mahir Emreli replaces Toral Bayramov.
  5. 66' Substitution, Belgium. Orel Mangala replaces Youri Tielemans.
  6. 66' Substitution, Belgium. Jérémy Doku replaces Johan Bakayoko.
  7. 66' Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  8. 78' Ramil Sheydayev (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 79' Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukebakio replaces Leandro Trossard.
  10. 84' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Filip Ozobic replaces Cosqun Diniyev.
  11. 84' Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  12. 85' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Yusif Nabiyev replaces Elvin cafarquliyev.
  13. 90'+2' Jérémy Doku (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+3' Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.

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