Azerbaijan don lead Lithuania 1-0 for dia UEFA Nations League clash inside Neftci Arena in Baku. Abdulla Xaybulayev score the goal from very close range to the centre of the goal. Toral Bayramov provide the assist. VAR review confirm the goal.
Aykhan Abbasov and Edgaras Jankauskas na the managers. Both side line up in 3-4-3 formation.
Before the goal, Azerbaijan goalkeeper Emil Balayev save Vykintas Slivka left footed shot from the left side of the box for bottom left corner. Armandas Kucys assist the effort. Abdulla Xaybulayev right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Tomas Svedkauskas. Edgaras Utkus right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Abdulla Xaybulayev collect yellow card for bad foul.
Justas Lasickas win free kick in the attacking half after Abdulla Xaybulayev foul. Gvidas Gineitis win free kick in the defensive half after Oruc Mammadov foul. Vykintas Slivka right footed shot from the centre of the box go too high, with Armandas Kucys assist. Artur Dolznikov foul and Abdulla Xaybulayev win free kick on the right wing.
Oruc Mammadov header from left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Tomas Svedkauskas. Rüfat Abbasov provide the cross. Handball by Artur Dolznikov. Artur Dolznikov win free kick in the attacking half after Rahil Mammadov foul. Toral Bayramov header from very close range miss to the right. Mahir Emreli provide the cross. Oruc Mammadov right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tomas Svedkauskas. Mahir Emreli assist am. Lithuania get corner, Rüfat Abbasov concede am.
Azerbaijan had a 0-0 Nations League draw in dia last game. This was at home to Liechtenstein at Tofiq Bakhramov Stadium. Aykhan Abbasov team record 74% of possession and had five shots on target. Lithuania record 3-0 friendly victory over Andorra at the Darius and Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas on Friday night. Manfredas Ruzgis, Faustas Steponavičius and Armandas Kučys all enter scoresheet as Lithuania make most of dia break from Nations League action.
Lithuania and Azerbaijan play out 1-1 draw when the nations meet at the Darius and Girėnas Stadium just a week ago. The result mean Lithuania remain unbeaten in the last three meetings between the countries. For UEFA Nations League D Group 2, Lithuania currently sit first and Azerbaijan second, making this a direct contest between the top two sides in the group.
