UEFA Nations League · Sun, 27 Sept 2026 ·
Lithuania vs Azerbaijan — 1 - 1
Dariaus ir Girėno stadionas · Referee: Menelaos Antoniou
Match report
Lithuania and Azerbaijan share the points in 1-1 draw
Lithuania and Azerbaijan drew 1-1 in UEFA Nations League (League D) matchday 2 on Sunday, 27 September 2026 at Dariaus ir Girėno stadionas. A. Kučys (9' pen) scored for Lithuania, while Mahir Emreli (14') found the net for Azerbaijan. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Lithuania had 51% of the ball and 9 shots (3 on target) against Azerbaijan’s 9 (4 on target). M. Emreli (Azerbaijan) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves Lithuania 1st in the League D Group B table on 4 points and Azerbaijan 2nd on 2.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Liechtenstein | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Match events
- 9'penaltyA. KučysPenalty
- 14'goalMahir EmreliAssist: Tellur Mutallimov
- 27'yellow cardRahil MammadovYellow Card
- 39'yellow cardTellur MutallimovYellow Card
- 45'substitutionEmil SafarovOff: Rufat Abdullazada
- 52'yellow cardGvidas GineitisYellow Card
- 56'yellow cardAleksey IsaevYellow Card
- 57'substitutionVykintas SlivkaOff: Domantas Šluta
- 60'substitutionRufat AbbasovOff: Tural Bayramov
- 60'substitutionRenat DadaşovOff: Musa Qurbanly
- 66'substitutionLukas MichelbrinkOff: Modestas Vorobjovas
- 66'substitutionAdrian LickūnasOff: Motiejus Burba
- 77'substitutionArtur DolžnikovOff: Eligijus Jankauskas
- 77'substitutionA. KučysOff: Ignas Venckus
- 87'substitutionTellur MutallimovOff: Vüsal İsgändärli
- 90+2'substitutionAbdulakh khaybulaevOff: Calal Hüseynov
Lineups
Lithuania
Formation 3-4-3 · Coach E. Jankauskas
Starting XI
- 23D. BartkusG
- 18V. ArmalasD
- 3E. UtkusD
- 2A. TutyškinasD
- 21A. LickūnasM
- 16Lukas MichelbrinkM
- 15G. GineitisM
- 13J. LasickasM
- 14V. SlivkaF
- 10A. KučysF
- 7A. DolžnikovF
Substitutes
Azerbaijan
Formation 5-4-1 · Coach Aykhan Abbasov
Starting XI
- 1E. BalayevG
- 19T. MütəllimovD
- 4R. MəmmədovD
- 15B. HüseynovD
- 2R. DaşdəmirovD
- 3R. AbbasovD
- 10M. EmreliM
- 6A. XaybulayevM
- 13E. SəfərovM
- 20A. IsaevM
- 9R. DadashovF
Substitutes
- 22M. QurbanlıF
- 23R. MirzəmmədovG
- 8E. MahmudovM
- 5A. KrivotsyukD
- 17V. İsgəndərliF
- 11I. HuseynovM
- 7T. BayramovD
- 12A. BayramovG
- 21R. AbdullazadəM
- 16Oruc MəmmədovM
- 18C. HüseynovD
- 14E. BədəlovD
Match statistics
- 51%Possession49%
- 9Total shots9
- 3Shots on target4
- 3Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots2
- 4Shots inside the box7
- 5Shots outside the box2
- 0Corners2
- 3Offsides0
- 15Fouls16
- 1Yellow cards3
- 0Red cards0
- 3Goalkeeper saves2
- 428Passes416
- 322Accurate passes309
- 15Free Kicks13
Player statistics
Lithuania
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E. GertmonasG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 12T. ŠvedkauskasG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 23D. BartkusG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 2A. TutyškinasD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 3E. UtkusD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 4Ž. BaltrūnasD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 5K. KažukolovasD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 18V. ArmalasD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 20R. LekiatasD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 6M. VorobjovasM | 24 | 6.3 | ||
| 8D. ŠlutaM | 33 | 6.3 | ||
| 13J. LasickasM | 90 | 6.1 | ||
| 15G. GineitisM | 90 | 6.4 | ||
| 16Lukas MichelbrinkM | 66 | 6.2 | ||
| 21A. LickūnasM | 66 | 6.0 | ||
| 7A. DolžnikovF | 77 | 6.5 | ||
| 9M. RuzgisF | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 10A. KučysF | 77 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 11E. JankauskasF | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 14V. SlivkaF | 57 | 6.8 | ||
| 17F. SteponavičiusF | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 19I. VenckusF | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| 22M. BurbaF | 24 | 7.0 |
Azerbaijan
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E. BalayevG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 12A. BayramovG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 23R. MirzəmmədovG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2R. DaşdəmirovD | 90 | 5.8 | ||
| 3R. AbbasovD | 60 | 6.3 | ||
| 4R. MəmmədovD | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| 5A. KrivotsyukD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 7T. BayramovD | 30 | 6.3 | ||
| 14E. BədəlovD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 15B. HüseynovD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 18C. HüseynovD | 1 | 5.9 | ||
| 19T. MütəllimovD | 87 | 5.8 | 1 | |
| 6A. XaybulayevM | 89 | 6.8 | ||
| 8E. MahmudovM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 10M. EmreliMTop rated | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 11I. HuseynovM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 13E. SəfərovM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 20A. IsaevM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 21R. AbdullazadəM | 45 | 6.4 | ||
| 9R. DadashovF | 60 | 6.8 | ||
| 17V. İsgəndərliF | 3 | 6.5 | ||
| 22M. QurbanlıF | 30 | 6.9 | ||
| Oruc Məmmədov | 0 | 0.0 |

