National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 15921 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 5448, VIP seats: 473) After 3 minutes of play, U21 South Korea's 김 황보 made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zakir Novruzov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Harry Kane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qiyas Alşanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zakir Novruzov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 김 연, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fe You in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zakir Novruzov saved U21 Azerbaijan from getting behind. Fe You received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Zakir Novruzov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zakir Novruzov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 김 연, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 김 황보 hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Harry Kane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cahangir Aliyev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cahangir Aliyev struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Harry Kane didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Azerbaijan. Harry Kane made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elbrus Qämbärov in the 32nd minute. Harry Kane was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nurlan Salmanov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 32 minute of play. Ağasif Äkbärov hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Zakir Novruzov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lee Kang in the 35th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Färhad Cämilov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lee Kang scored 1-2 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zakir Novruzov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 48th minute Cahangir Aliyev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harry Kane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nurlan Salmanov to strike the kick off in the second half. Harry Kane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cahangir Aliyev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 South Korea's 김 연 got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. U21 South Korea made a substitution. 최 애 replaced 김 황보. After 59 played minutes U21 Azerbaijan got a freekick which was hit by Mülayim Bilalov. If 김 연 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Harry Kane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elbrus Qämbärov, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Harry Kane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qiyas Alşanov in the 71st minute of play. Lee Kang's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 74thth minute, Zakir Novruzov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 78thth minute of the game Lee Kang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Azerbaijan's Zakir Novruzov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 78th minute, 박 비 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lee Kang could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Zakir Novruzov made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Lee Kang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zakir Novruzov was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Idrak Mahmudov during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 90th minute of the game. One of U21 Azerbaijan:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of U21 South Korea:s goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Park Jíša in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zakir Novruzov saved U21 Azerbaijan from getting behind. The U21 South Korea players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.