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Goal and Highlights of Azerbaijan 0-1 Slovakia on UEFA Nations Leage
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even match
Undoubtedly two teams that fought until the end but Slovakia came with a little more offensive capacity, and takes the three points this afternoon.
90'+5
The game ends and the victory goes to Slovakia; a very close game where the visitors fought until the end.
86'
A prefabricated play that ends at the far post with a shot by Haraslín and the second goal is disallowed by the referee after a lengthy VAR review.
80' GOAL OF SLOVAKIA
Bero, who came on in the second half, played a good move that left the ball on the edge of the area where Weiss, also a newcomer, sent a cross shot that ended up in the back of the goal.
76'
A filtered pass that is well cut by the central defender Mustafazade.
75'
A great cutback from the wing to the center of the field and Haraslín takes a shot with power that passes very close to the far post.
65'
Slovakia tries but Azerbaijan's midfield closes the spaces well and makes it difficult for the visitors.
60'
Slovakia regained possession of the ball in the second half, and will be looking to close the game stronger.
51'
A long cross ends up in the safe hands of Azerbaijan's goalkeeper.
45'
The second half begins!
45'+1
The first half ends with a goalless draw.
43'
Seydayev entered the area with the ball and freed a player to get a shot that ends in a corner kick.
37'
Rusnak's short pass in the box to Suslov, who smashes a shot to the far post that is perfectly saved by the Azerbaijan goalkeeper.
28'
Salahli collides with the goalkeeper in the box, but after a VAR review, the referee decides not to award a penalty.
24'
Great play by Salahli on the left flank, who overruns a couple of players and sends in a cross that ends in a corner kick.
20'
Strelec's header hits the crossbar after a great corner kick.
14'
Free kick taken by Rusnak that passes very close to the angle but the ball doesn't find its way into the goal.
10'
A powerful shot but the Azerbaijan goalkeeper leans back well to save the ball.
1'
Suslov's first-time shot, which goes just wide of the near post.
0'
Azerbaijan vs Slovakia kicks off!
Last match between the two
The last time Azerbaijan faced Slovakia, the latter played as home team and won in front of their fans with a score of 2-0, this in the now distant 2019.
Arbitration this afternoon
They will be in charge of the match between Azerbaijan and Slovakia this afternoon:
Main Referee: Donatas Rumšas
Assistant referee: Dovydas Sužiedėlis
Fourth official: Robertas Valikonis
Assistant referee: Aleksandr Radiuš
Hard facts
In the current Nations League season, the hosts have not been able to score, but not only that, they have not been able to have possession either, averaging 59% in the previous two rounds. Slovakia, on the other hand, has 71% possession, which makes them a team that makes opponents desperate for possession, although they are also coming off a tough loss to Kazakhstan.
Slovakia's confirmed roster:
1. M. RODÁK; 3. V. DE MARCO, 4. M. VALJENT, 5. Ľ. ŠATKA; 2. P. PEKARÍK; 17. L. HARASLÍN; 13. P. HROŠOVSKÝ; 22. S. LOBOTKA; 11. T. SUSLOV; 6. D. STRELEC; 10. A. RUSNÁK.
Confirmed roster of Azerbaijan:
12. Ş. MƏHƏMMƏDƏLIYEV; 6. H. HAQQVERDI; 4. B. MUSTAFAZADƏ; 18. C. HÜSEYNOV; 3. A. SALAHLI, 14. E. İSRAFILOV, 20. R. ALMEYDA, 8. E. MAHMUDOV, 5. M. MEDVEDEV, 11. R. ŞEYDAYEV and 9. R. DADAŞOV.
Azerbaijan is running out of opportunities
This afternoon's hosts are in last place in their group, so they will be looking for a victory at all costs, which seems impossible since they have not scored in more than four games.
Group C is quite even
After two rounds of the UEFA Nations League, Group C is led by none other than Kazakhstan, followed by Slovakia, who will be looking to catch the leaders with six points today.
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Watch out for this Slovakia player:
For this match, Inter Milan's star center back and Slovakia national team referent, Milan Skriniar, will be the player to watch throughout these 90 minutes. Milan Skriniar comes from a spectacular season with the Italian team Inter, so he is in great physical shape and it will be a challenge for the opposing team's offense to pass him.
Watch out for this Azerbaijan player:
Renat Dadashov could be the player to wake up Azerbaijan's offense, which is currently goalless.
He is a forceful player in his league and could help this afternoon's hosts move out of last place in their group.
Last roster of Slovakia:
M. Rodák; V. de Marco, M. Skriniar, L. Satka, P. Pekarik; S. Lobotka; V. Weiss, O. Duda, J. Kucka, I. Schranz; L. Amási
Azerbaijan's last roster:
S. Mahammadaliyev; H. Haghverdi, B. Mustafade, B. Hüseynov; Eddy; A. Isaev, E. Mahmudov, A. Salahi, M. Medvedev; R. Dadasov, M. Emreli.
Background:
Azerbaijan and Slovakia have met 8 times (1 win for Azerbaijan and 7 wins for Slovakia) where the balance is in favor of the visiting team. In terms of goals, it is the Slovak national team who has the advantage with 19 goals in the head-to-head record to Azerbaijan's 5. Their last duel dates back to Euro 2019 qualification when Slovakia beat Azerbaijan 2-0.
About the Stadium:
Dalga Arena is a multi-purpose stadium located in the town of Mardakan in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mainly for soccer matches. The stadium seats 6,500 people and was inaugurated by Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini on June 6, 2011.
The stadium was one of the venues for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2012.
Dalga Arena has already hosted two matches of the Azerbaijan national team against Macedonia in a friendly and against Austria in the Euro 2012 qualifiers.
Expectations continue to rise
The Slovakian team will seek to make history in this UEFA Nations League by first passing the group stage and advancing to the knockout rounds to try to win the championship. In their preparation matches they had a defeat and a victory, a very different situation to that of their counterparts, who lost by two goals against Norway and won 2-0 against Finland in an exciting duel accompanied by goals. Likewise, in the qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, they had a great performance because they missed out on the World Cup.
In search of a new path
The Azerbaijan national team will be looking to set the bar high in this new edition of the UEFA Nations League. The Azerbaijan team has just lost to Kazakhstan in its debut in this new edition of the Nations League 2-0 and added another defeat against Belarus in Group K, also, in their preparation matches prior to this new tournament they had 2 defeats, one against Malta and a loss against Latvia, and in the World Cup qualifiers they had very bad results to the point that they could not even dream of a playoff, so they will look for everything to be different now and move on to the knockout rounds of this Nations League.
UEFA Nations League kicks off
The competitions of the national leagues are over and with it the 2021-2022 season, however, the summer season begins where the nations dispute the last tournament of nations before Qatar 2022 begins. In Europe, the UEFA Nations League begins, where they will try to find again the country that proves to be the best throughout the territory. In this match, Bosnia will face Romania for their second UEFA Nations League match, in the search for the new UEFA Nations League champion.
Welcome
Good morning to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the blog commentary of the match Azerbaijan vs Slovakia, corresponding to the UEFA Nations League 2022. The match will take place at the Dalga Arena at 11:00 am.