Ukraine vs Azerbaijan 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Ukraine

30': Oleksii Hutsulyak
64': Ruslan Malinovskyi

FT
2 - 1

Azerbaijan

45'+3': Vitaliy Mykolenko (OG)

Introduction

Ukraine are hosting Azerbaijan at Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Pilsudskiego, Krakow, Poland, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

30': Goal! Ukraine 1, Azerbaijan 0. Oleksii Hutsuliak (Ukraine) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+1': Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card.
45'+1': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Own Goal by Vitalii Mykolenko, Ukraine. Ukraine 1, Azerbaijan 1.
45'+5': First Half ends, Ukraine 1, Azerbaijan 1.
45': Substitution, Ukraine. Bohdan Mykhailichenko replaces Yukhym Konoplia.
45': Second Half begins Ukraine 1, Azerbaijan 1.
50': Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Musa Qurbanli replaces Anatoli Nuriyev.
64': Goal! Ukraine 2, Azerbaijan 1. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Oleksii Hutsuliak.
71': Substitution, Ukraine. Mykola Shaparenko replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
71': Substitution, Ukraine. Artem Bondarenko replaces Oleh Ocheretko.
84': Substitution, Ukraine. Valerii Bondar replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
84': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Rüstam Ahmadzada replaces Toral Bayramov.
85': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Qismat Aliyev replaces Abbas Hüseynov.
85': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Mahir Emreli replaces Nariman Akhundzada.
85': Substitution, Ukraine. Ivan Kaliuzhnyi replaces Oleksii Hutsuliak.
90'+2': Artem Bondarenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Murad Xaçayev replaces Abdulla Xaybulayev.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Pilsudskiego
Location: Krakow, Poland
Attendance: 6,995

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+12	France	6	16	0
-1	Ukraine	6	10	2
+2	Iceland	6	7	3
-13	Azerbaijan	6	1	5

Full Table

Statistics

AZE		UKR
7	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	1
43.1	Possession	56.9
8	SHOTS	22
2	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
324	Accurate Passes	442
406	Passes	519
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	8
7	Crosses	29
0.1	Cross %	0.3
62	Long Balls	34
22	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	9
15	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	8
42	Effective Clearances	13
42	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

Ukraine (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
22	Mykola Matviyenko
13	Illia Zabarnyi
18	Yehor Yarmoliuk
16	Vitaliy Mykolenko
2	Yukhym Konoplia
15	Oleh Ocheretko
8	Ruslan Malinovskyi
19	Nazar Voloshyn
9	Oleksii Hutsulyak
11	Artem Dovbyk

Substitutes:

Ivan Kalyuzhnyi, Artem Bondarenko, Georgiy Bushchan, Oleksandr Nazarenko, Oleksandr Svatok, Bogdan Mykhaylichenko, Volodymyr Brazhko, Vladyslav Vanat, Mykola Shaparenko, Vladyslav Veleten, Dmytro Riznyk, Valeriy Bondar.

Azerbaijan (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (GK)
4	Bahlul Mustafazada
5	Anton Krivotsyuk
14	Elvin Badalov
3	Elvin Cafarquliyev
13	Abbas Huseynov
15	Abdulakh Khaybulaev
8	Emin Makhmudov
7	Anatolii Nuriev
17	Toral Bayramov
19	Nariman Akhundzade

Substitutes:

Mahir Emreli, Aydin Bayramov, Rahman Dashdamirov, Qismat Aliyev, Musa Qurbanly, Dzhalal Huseynov, Faiq Haciyev, Rustam Akhmedzade, Murat Khachaev, Rza Cafarov, Sabuhi Abdullazada.

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