BAKU. Republic of Ireland was after all too strong for Azerbaijan. C. Robinson (7′), C. Robinson (39′) and C. Ogbene (90′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu stadium in Baku on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Espen Eskås who was helped by Kim Haglund and Øystein Simon Ytterland. The 4th official was Kai Erik Steen. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15 degrees Celsius or 59.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 15 Total 17
- 4 On Target 8
- 11 Off Target 9
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 120 Attack 102
- 58 Dangerous attack 57
- 87 Ball safe 68
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Azerbaijan was in firm control of the ball 64% while Republic of Ireland was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Azerbaijan was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Republic of Ireland managed to find the solution to win this match.
Azerbaijan shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Republic of Ireland shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Azerbaijan didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Republic of Ireland received 1 yellow card (J. Egan).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After this contest, Azerbaijan will stay with 1 points to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Republic of Ireland will have 5 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Europe, Azerbaijan will play away against Serbia on the 12th of October with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Serbia (0 draws).
Republic of Ireland will host Portugal on the 11th of November with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Portugal (0 draws).
Azerbaijan – Formation
Azerbaijan
79'
Azerbaijan started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Giovanni De Biasi decided to play with the following team: Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev , Abbas Hüseynov , Hojjat Haghverdi , Maksim Medvedev , Anton Krivotsyuk , Toral Bayramov , Namiq Alasgarov , Emin Makhmudov , Qara Qarayev , Filip Ozobić and Mahir Emreli .
The home team had on the bench: Vugar Mustafayev, Anatoli Nuriev, Araz Abdullayev , Tellur Mutallimov, Ramil Sheydaev , Rahim Sadikhov , Renat Dadaşov , Aydin Bayramov, Mert Çelik, Emil Balayev, Murad Khachayev and Azer Salahli.
Substitutions
Azerbaijan made 4 changes: N. Alasgarov for R. Sheydaev (63′), T. Bayramov for A. Abdullayev (63′), A. Kryvotsiuk for R. Dadashov (79′) and E. Makhmudov for R. Sadikhov (86′).
Best player: Emin Makhmudov
The player that probably impressed the most for Azerbaijan was Emin Makhmudov.
His rating is with 88 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Republic of Ireland – Formation
Republic of Ireland
88'
7', 39'
Republic of Ireland started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Stephen Kenny played with: Gavin Bazunu , Andrew Omobamidele , Shane Duffy , John Egan , Matt Doherty , Josh Cullen , Jeff Hendrick , James McClean , Callum Robinson , Daryl Horgan and Adam Idah .
They had on the bench: Harry Arter, Aaron Connolly, Enda Stevens, Conor Hourihane, Cyrus Christie, Nathan Collins, Mark Travers, Chiedozie Ogbene , Jamie McGrath , James Collins, Troy Parrott and Caoimhin Kelleher.
Substitutions
Republic of Ireland made 4 changes: D. Horgan for J. McGrath (46′), A. Idah for C. Ogbene (59′), J. Cullen for C. Hourihane (90′) and C. Robinson for T. Parrott (90′).
Best player: Callum Robinson
The player that probably impressed the most for Republic of Ireland was Callum Robinson.
His rating is with 2 goals, 27 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.
- Poland – San Marino – 5-0
- Hungary – Albania – 0-1
- Andorra – England – 0-5
- Moldova – Denmark – 0-4
- Faroe Islands – Austria – 0-2
- Scotland – Israel – 3-2
- Sweden – Kosovo – 3-0
- Georgia – Greece – 0-2
- Finland – Ukraine – 1-2
- Kazakhstan – Bosnia and Herzegovina – 0-2
- Switzerland – Northern Ireland – 2-0
- Lithuania – Bulgaria – 3-1
- Luxembourg – Serbia – 0-1
- Azerbaijan – Republic of Ireland – 0-3
