UEFA Nations League

Azerbaijan vs Belarus, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Azerbaijan
  • 76': Mahir Emreli
  • 90'+3': Ramil Sheydaev
FT
2 - 0
Belarus

    About

    Azerbaijan are hosting Belarus at Liv Bona Dea Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Evgeni Yablonski (Belarus).
    • 2': Ramil Sheydayev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Ruslan Khadarkevich.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Azer Salahli (Azerbaijan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Richard with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Valery Bocherov (Belarus).
    • 8': Foul by Richard (Azerbaijan).
    • 8': Vladislav Malkevich (Belarus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Gleb Shevchenko (Belarus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Evgeni Yablonski.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Ivan Bakhar (Belarus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 10': Foul by Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijan).
    • 10': Kirill Pechenin (Belarus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Foul by Bahlul Mustafazade (Azerbaijan).
    • 11': Ivan Bakhar (Belarus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Badavi Hüseynov (Azerbaijan).
    • 13': Gleb Shevchenko (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Offside, Belarus. Vladislav Klimovich tries a through ball, but Ivan Bakhar is caught offside.
    • 14': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Kirill Pechenin.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Richard (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 17': Foul by Vladislav Malkevich (Belarus).
    • 17': Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Vladislav Malkevich (Belarus) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kirill Pechenin with a cross.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Abbas Hüseynov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ramil Sheydayev.
    • 24': Foul by Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijan).
    • 24': Vladislav Klimovich (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Evgeni Yablonski (Belarus) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Max Ebong.
    • 34': Evgeni Yablonski (Belarus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Foul by Eddy Silvestre (Azerbaijan).
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Sergey Politsevich (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Vladislav Klimovich (Belarus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladislav Malkevich.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Kirill Pechenin (Belarus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergey Politsevich.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Ivan Bakhar (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vladislav Klimovich.
    • 41': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev.
    • 42': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Calal Hüseynov.
    • 42': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Badavi Hüseynov.
    • 44': Eddy Silvestre (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Vladislav Malkevich (Belarus).
    • 45'+1': Foul by Evgeni Yablonski (Belarus).
    • 45'+1': Richard (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Azerbaijan 0, Belarus 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Azerbaijan 0, Belarus 0.
    • 46': Abbas Hüseynov (Azerbaijan) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ramil Sheydayev.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 48': Offside, Azerbaijan. Renat Dadashov tries a through ball, but Abbas Hüseynov is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Abbas Hüseynov (Azerbaijan).
    • 50': Vladislav Malkevich (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Abbas Hüseynov (Azerbaijan).
    • 53': Vladislav Malkevich (Belarus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Max Ebong (Belarus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Khadarkevich.
    • 53': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazade.
    • 57': Substitution, Belarus. Valeri Gromyko replaces Valery Bocherov.
    • 57': Substitution, Belarus. Artem Bykov replaces Vladislav Klimovich.
    • 57': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Badavi Hüseynov.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Sergey Politsevich (Belarus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valeri Gromyko with a cross following a corner.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Artem Bykov (Belarus) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kirill Pechenin with a cross following a corner.
    • 59': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Anton Krivotsyuk replaces Azer Salahli.
    • 59': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Cosqun Diniyev replaces Eddy Silvestre.
    • 59': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Mahir Emreli replaces Renat Dadashov.
    • 61': Cosqun Diniyev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Vladislav Malkevich (Belarus).
    • 63': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Abbas Hüseynov.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Artem Bykov (Belarus) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Valeri Gromyko with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Evgeni Yablonski.
    • 70': Substitution, Belarus. Egor Bogomolskiy replaces Ivan Bakhar.
    • 71': Substitution, Belarus. Dmitri Podstrelov replaces Vladislav Malkevich.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 71': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Sergey Politsevich.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Abbas Hüseynov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 73': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Namiq Alasgarov replaces Abbas Hüseynov.
    • 73': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Aleksey Isaev replaces Richard.
    • 74': Foul by Cosqun Diniyev (Azerbaijan).
    • 74': Valeri Gromyko (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Goal! Azerbaijan 1, Belarus 0. Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 77': Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Egor Bogomolskiy (Belarus) with an attempt from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Max Ebong with a headed pass.
    • 86': Substitution, Belarus. Dmitri Bessmertny replaces Gleb Shevchenko.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Ramil Sheydayev (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Sergey Politsevich.
    • 87': Artem Bykov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Ramil Sheydayev (Azerbaijan).
    • 90': Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Valeri Gromyko (Belarus).
    • 90': Attempt missed. Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mahir Emreli.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Namiq Alasgarov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emin Mahmudov.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Belarus. Evgeni Yablonski tries a through ball, but Kirill Pechenin is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Azerbaijan 2, Belarus 0. Ramil Sheydayev (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mahir Emreli.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Azerbaijan 2, Belarus 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Azerbaijan 2, Belarus 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 3
    47.4 Possession 52.6
    13 SHOTS 14
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    261 Accurate Passes 314
    348 Passes 407
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 2
    26 Crosses 9
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    55 Long Balls 58
    23 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    11 Effective Tackles 6
    17 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    6 Interceptions 11
    14 Effective Clearances 29
    14 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Liv Bona Dea Arena
    Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
    Attendance: 2,330

    UEFA Nations League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Northern Ireland 6 +8 11
    2 Bulgaria 6 -3 9
    3 Belarus 6 -1 7
    4 Luxembourg 6 -4 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    AZE Azerbaijan (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    12 Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (GK)
    4 Bahlul Mustafazada
    15 Badavi Hüseynov
    18 Dzhalal Huseynov
    20 Richard Almeida
    8 Emin Makhmudov
    14 Eddy Silvestre
    3 Azer Salahli
    13 Abbas Huseynov
    11 Ramil Sheydaev
    9 Renat Dadachov
    Azerbaijan Substitutes:
    Salahat Agayev, Tural Bayramov, Cosqun Diniyev, Anton Krivotsyuk, Dima Nazarov, Qara Qarayev, Emil Balayev, Maksim Medvedev, Aleksey Isaev, Anatolii Nuriev, Mahir Emreli, Namig Alasgarov.

    BLR Belarus (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    12 Pavel Pavlyuchenko (GK)
    4 Ruslan Khadarkevich
    6 Sergei Politevich
    2 Kirill Pechenin
    8 Gleb Shevchenko
    3 Valeri Bocherov
    14 Evgeni Yablonski
    9 Max Ebong
    5 Vladislav Malkevich
    10 Ivan Bakhar
    21 Vladislav Klimovich
    Belarus Substitutes:
    Egor Khatkevich, Egor Bogomolskiy, Dmitry Bessmertny, Artem Bykov, Denis Grechikho, Pavel Sedko, Valeri Gromyko, Dmitri Podstrelov, Roman Begunov, Zakhar Volkov, Maskim Plotnikov, Ruslan Yudenkov.

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