Slovakia, who defeated Azerbaijan 3-1 in Baku for the fourth matchday of the first group of the third division of the Nations League and with the 10 points they reached, retained the top spot and await Sweden’s result in Estonia later for to see if they can hang with the Scandinavians there, leaving Fernando Santos’ hosts without a point in last place.
Mamedov’s own goal and Bayramov’s goal made it 1-1 in the first half, but Emreli’s dismissal in the 70th minute brought the Slovaks’ other two goals through Haraslin and Duris.
The match
Slovakia entered the match stronger and in the 15th minute, Hansko made a cross from the left and Mammadov, trying to clear, sent the ball into the net of Genetov for 0-1. The Azerbaijanis responded with the important chances of Dzhavarguliev in the 18th minute and Bairamov in the 21st minute. Dzhavarguliyev kept missing chances for the hosts in the following minutes and finally in the 38th minute the equalizer came when Seidaev crossed and Bairamov made it 1-1.
Isheev and Seydaev were missing chances for the hosts in the first quarter of the replay. After 60′, the Slovaks started to become threatening with their changes, pressing Janetov’s goal. In the 70′, Emreli committed a hard foul on Haraslin and was sent off with a second yellow card, changing the facts of the match. Thus, in the 75th minute, Haraslin, with an amazing shot from outside the area, sent the ball into Janetov’s net for 1-2. The guests continued to threaten Janetov’s home.
Thus, in the 87th minute, the good combination of the Slovaks brought their last two changes to star, after Tupta turned the ball from the left and Duris made it 1-3 with a close-range shot and effectively “cleaned up” the match. In the 94th minute, Tupta missed a great opportunity to make it 1-4.
Source: Sport Fm
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