Azerbaijan 1 x 0 Lithuania, home win

Another chance for Lithuania! After a corner kick, Eligijus Jankauskas receives it in the center of the area and finishes with his left foot. The attacker tries to take advantage of the opportunity, but sends the ball out and wastes another chance to equalize.

Lithuania pushes for the equalizer! Ignas Venckus finds Gvidas Gineitis, who takes it outside the box and lets fly with his left foot. The shot, however, is blocked by the Azerbaijan defense before it can reach goal.

Lithuania almost equalized! After a set piece, Artur Dolznikov crossed the ball into the box, and Armandas Kucys appeared unmarked to head it point-blank. The ball went very close, but went over the bar, to the left of the Azerbaijan goal.

Change for Azerbaijan! Ceyhun Nuriyev enters the field replacing Aleksey Isayev. The substitution occurs in the final stretch of the match, with the home team looking to maintain their lead and manage the remaining minutes.

Good chance for Azerbaijan! Aleksey Isayev finds Mahir Emreli, who tries a left-footed shot from outside the box. The shot is low and heading towards the bottom right corner, but Tomas Svedkauskas stretches and makes a good save to keep Lithuania in the game.

Two more changes for Lithuania! Eligijus Jankauskas comes on for Vykintas Slivka. Then, winger Motiejus Burba replaces winger Adrian Lickūnas, giving the team a boost for the final stretch of the match.

Danger on the Azerbaijani counter-attack! Mahir Emreli speeds up the play and finds Vüsal Isgandarli on the left side of the area. The striker controls the ball and shoots with his right foot, but sends it wide to the right of the Lithuanian goal. A good opportunity wasted by the visitors.

Substitutions for Azerbaijan! Emil Safarov comes on for Oruc Mammadov. Then, midfielder Renat Dadashov is also brought on to replace midfielder Abdulla Khaybulayev, who was sent off in the second half.

Good chance for Azerbaijan! Tellur Mütallimov crosses the ball into the middle of the area, and Mahir Emreli rises to head it. The ball goes towards the center of the goal, but Tomas Svedkauskas is alert and makes the save to prevent Azerbaijan's second goal.

Azerbaijan tries to expand! Oruc Mammadov finds Mahir Emreli outside the box, who dominates and risks a shot with his left foot. The shot, however, is blocked by the Lithuanian defense before reaching the goal.

Good opportunity for Lithuania! After a set piece, Artur Dolznikov crosses the ball into the middle of the area. Rokas Lekiatas rises to head the ball, but fails to direct it well and it goes wide to the right of the Azerbaijan goal.

Lithuania team attempts a shot! Striker Adrian Lickunas receives space outside the area and tries a shot with his left foot. However, the shot is blocked by the Azerbaijani defense before reaching the goal.

Good chance for Lithuania! Armandas Kucys finds Vykintas Slivka on the left side of the area, who shoots with his left foot towards the bottom corner. Emil Balayev makes a good save in the left corner, preventing the home team from equalizing.

Great defense from Lithuania! Abdulla Xaybulayev takes a right-footed shot from outside the box and unleashes a bomb towards the top left corner. Tomas Svedkauskas stretches out and makes a spectacular save, preventing Azerbaijan's second goal.

Lithuania responds! Forward Armandas Kucys passes to Vykintas Slivka, who receives the ball in the center of the area and shoots with his right foot. The shot is powerful, but the ball goes over the Azerbaijan goal.

Another attack from Azerbaijan! Rüfat Abbasov crosses into the box, and Oruc Mammadov appears on the left side of the six-yard box to head the ball. It heads towards the bottom right corner, but Tomas Svedkauskas makes a good save to prevent the visitors from scoring.

Good chance for Azerbaijan! Mahir Emreli lifts the ball into the area and finds Toral Bayramov unmarked, who heads it point-blank. The striker tries to direct it towards the goal, but the ball goes wide to the right of the Lithuanian goal.

Good attack from Azerbaijan! Mahir Emreli finds Oruc Mammadov, who tries a right-footed shot from outside the box. The shot goes towards the bottom left corner, but Tomas Svedkauskas makes a good save and prevents the visitors from scoring.

The game is very balanced with few chances; Azerbaijan is making many passing errors in midfield and is unable to break through the lines, while Lithuania is struggling to play out from the back and is creating few opportunities.

Azerbaijan's first chance! Oruc Mammadov receives the ball on the left side of the area, finds space to shoot with his left foot and tries to place the ball in the corner, but the shot goes wide to the left of the goal. Good opportunity created by the home team.

Lithuania is looking for another win to maintain its lead in the group and increase its advantage in the competition. After defeating Andorra 3-0, the team arrives in high spirits and wants to take advantage of the match to continue adding points.

For Azerbaijan, the duel represents an opportunity to return to winning ways after a run of eight matches without a victory. Even with the change in the competition format, a positive result could give the team confidence and improve its position in the world ranking.

The referee for the match will be Gustavo Correia (POR), assisted by Andre Filipe Nogueira Dias (POR) and Andreia Sousa (POR). The fourth official will be Miguel Andre Monteiro Fonseca (POR), with the assistance of the video assistant referee (VAR) being Bruno Esteves (POR).

These are the substitutes for the Lithuania team for this match:

Lukas Paukštė, Džiugas Bartkus, Artemijus Tutyškinas, Faustas Steponavičius, Kipras Kažukolovas, Domantas Šluta, Manfredas Ruzgis, Eligijus Jankauskas, Lukas Michelbrink, Deividas Malžinskas, Ignas Venckus, Motiejus Burba.