Ukraine 2-1 Azerbaijan

WC Qualifiers · Europe· 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Ukraine

2-1-1

Oleksii Hutsulyak 30'
Ruslan Malinovskyi 64'

Azerbaijan

0-1-3

Vitaliy Mykolenko (OG) 45'+3'

2:1

📍 Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Pilsudskiego

Timeline

Oleksii Hutsulyak1-0
🅰 Ruslan Malinovskyi
30'
45'+1'
Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev
Ruslan Malinovskyi
45'+1'
45'+3'
Vitaliy Mykolenko1-1
First Half ends,

Game leaders

Ukraine

Total ShotsR. Malinovskyi6
Accurate PassesI. Zabarnyi72
SavesA. Trubin1

Azerbaijan

Total ShotsT. Bayramov3
Accurate PassesE. Makhmudov59
SavesS. Mahammadaliyev5

Stats

UkraineAzerbaijan

Possession

57%

43%

22Shots8

7Shots on target2

4Blocked shots1

Match info

Kick-off: Monday 13 October
Venue: Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Pilsudskiego · Krakow, Poland
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer
Attendance: 6,995
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Form

UkraineWDLWL

L@Canada4-2
W@New Zealand2-1
LvsFrance2-0

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	France	6	5	1	0	:	+12	16
2	Ukraine	6	3	1	2	:	-1	10

Bogdan Mykhaylichenko

↓ Yukhym Konoplia

45'

Bogdan Mykhaylichenko

50'

61'

Musa Qurbanly

↓ Anatolii Nuriev

Ruslan Malinovskyi2-1

🅰 Oleksii Hutsulyak

64'

Mykola Shaparenko

↓ Ruslan Malinovskyi

71'

Artem Bondarenko

↓ Oleh Ocheretko

71'

Valeriy Bondar

↓ Yehor Yarmoliuk

84'

Rustam Akhmedzade

↓ Toral Bayramov

85'

Qismat Aliyev

↓ Abbas Huseynov

85'

Mahir Emreli

↓ Nariman Akhundzade

Ivan Kalyuzhnyi

↓ Oleksii Hutsulyak

85'

Artem Bondarenko

90'+2'

Murat Khachaev

↓ Abdulakh Khaybulaev

442Accurate passes324

AzerbaijanLDLLD

D@Latvia0-0
LvsHungary2-1
L@Iceland5-0
DvsUkraine1-1
L@France3-0

Head to head

UKR leads series 1-0-1

9 Sept 25Azerbaijan1-1Ukraine
15 Aug 06Ukraine6-0Azerbaijan

442Accurate passes324

17↓Bayramov

8Makhmudov

7↓Nuriev

15↓Khaybulaev

12Trubin

22Matviyenko

16Mykolenko

18↓Yarmoliuk

13Zabarnyi

2↓Konoplia

15↓Ocheretko

19Voloshyn

8⚽↓Malinovskyi

9⚽↓Hutsulyak

11Dovbyk

Substitutes · Ukraine

21Ivan Kalyuzhnyi↑
17Artem Bondarenko↑
1Georgiy Bushchan
14Oleksandr Nazarenko
4Oleksandr Svatok
3Bogdan Mykhaylichenko↑
6Volodymyr Brazhko
7Vladyslav Vanat
10Mykola Shaparenko↑
20Vladyslav Veleten
23Dmytro Riznyk
5Valeriy Bondar↑

Substitutes · Azerbaijan

10Mahir Emreli↑
12Aydin Bayramov
16Rahman Dashdamirov
21Qismat Aliyev↑
22Musa Qurbanly↑
18Dzhalal Huseynov
2Faiq Haciyev
11Rustam Akhmedzade↑
6Murat Khachaev↑
23Rza Cafarov

Abdulla Xaybulayev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

86'

Foul by Valerii Bondar (Ukraine).

86'

Rüstam Ahmadzada (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

86'

Attempt missed. Artem Bondarenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.

86'

Attempt blocked. Artem Bondarenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

85'

Substitution, Ukraine. Ivan Kaliuzhnyi replaces Oleksii Hutsuliak.

85'

Substitution, Azerbaijan. Mahir Emreli replaces Nariman Akhundzada.

85'

Substitution, Azerbaijan. Qismat Aliyev replaces Abbas Hüseynov.

84'

Substitution, Azerbaijan. Rüstam Ahmadzada replaces Toral Bayramov.

84'

Substitution, Ukraine. Valerii Bondar replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.

84'

Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazada.

77'

Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Elvin Badalov.

76'

Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Anton Krivotsyuk.

74'

Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

74'

Foul by Nazar Voloshyn (Ukraine).

72'

Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

72'

Foul by Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan).

71'

Substitution, Ukraine. Artem Bondarenko replaces Oleh Ocheretko.

71'

Substitution, Ukraine. Mykola Shaparenko replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.

68'

Attempt blocked. Toral Bayramov (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elvin Cafarquliyev with a headed pass.

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.

63'

Attempt missed. Mykola Matviienko (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Illia Zabarnyi.

61'

Substitution, Azerbaijan. Musa Qurbanli replaces Anatoli Nuriyev.

60'

Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Abbas Hüseynov.

60'

Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev.

60'

Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan). Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.

59'

Attempt saved. Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan). Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.

59'

Foul by Abbas Hüseynov (Azerbaijan).

59'

Nazar Voloshyn (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

58'

Attempt missed. Nazar Voloshyn (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oleh Ocheretko.

55'

Attempt saved. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan). Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.

55'

Oleh Ocheretko (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.

55'

Foul by Abdulla Xaybulayev (Azerbaijan).

52'

Abbas Hüseynov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

52'

Foul by Oleh Ocheretko (Ukraine).

52'

Attempt blocked. Nazar Voloshyn (Ukraine) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleh Ocheretko.

52'

Attempt saved. Toral Bayramov (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Ukraine).

52'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

50'

Delay in match because of an injury Elvin Cafarquliyev (Azerbaijan).

50'

Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

50'

Elvin Cafarquliyev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

50'

Foul by Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Ukraine).

48'

Attempt missed. Toral Bayramov (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emin Mahmudov following a fast break.

47'

Offside, Azerbaijan. Nariman Akhundzada is caught offside.

47'

Foul by Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Ukraine).

47'

Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'

Substitution, Ukraine. Bohdan Mykhailichenko replaces Yukhym Konoplia.

45'

Second Half begins Ukraine 1, Azerbaijan 1.

45'+5'

First Half ends, Ukraine 1, Azerbaijan 1.

45'+3'

Own Goal by Vitalii Mykolenko, Ukraine. Ukraine 1, Azerbaijan 1.

45'+3'

Attempt missed. Nariman Akhundzada (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elvin Cafarquliyev with a cross.

45'+2'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

45'+2'

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

45'+1'

Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45'+1'

Delay in match because of an injury Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan).

45'+1'

Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card.

45'+1'

Emin Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+1'

Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).

45'

Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

44'

Attempt saved. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan).

42'

Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.

41'

Attempt missed. Anatoli Nuriyev (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emin Mahmudov.

39'

Yehor Yarmoliuk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

39'

Foul by Nariman Akhundzada (Azerbaijan).

38'

Attempt missed. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oleksii Hutsuliak.

37'

Toral Bayramov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

37'

Foul by Oleh Ocheretko (Ukraine).

35'

Elvin Cafarquliyev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

35'

Foul by Nazar Voloshyn (Ukraine).

35'

Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Yukhym Konoplia.

33'

Toral Bayramov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

33'

Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Ukraine).

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.

29'

Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.

29'

Foul by Abdulla Xaybulayev (Azerbaijan).

26'

Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Abbas Hüseynov.

26'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

24'

Delay in match because of an injury Abdulla Xaybulayev (Azerbaijan).

24'

Foul by Oleksii Hutsuliak (Ukraine).

24'

Abdulla Xaybulayev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

23'

Attempt blocked. Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.

19'

Attempt missed. Oleksii Hutsuliak (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.

17'

Attempt missed. Oleh Ocheretko (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.

17'

Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.

16'

Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Abbas Hüseynov.

12'

Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.

Attempt missed. Elvin Cafarquliyev (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Abdulla Xaybulayev.

Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).

Toral Bayramov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.

Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Azerbaijan). Assisted by Yukhym Konoplia with a cross.

Foul by Abbas Hüseynov (Azerbaijan).

Nazar Voloshyn (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Attempt blocked. Nariman Akhundzada (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elvin Cafarquliyev with a through ball.

Attempt missed. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko with a cross.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Timeline

Game leaders

Stats

Match info

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