Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Guga Simão blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov having to make a save. Äliqulu Vermäliyev who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 8thth minute tested the skills of Ke Kun when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edgar Miodek in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov saved Azerbaijan from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Äliqulu Vermäliyev in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ke Kun saved The Punisher from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Edgar Miodek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edgar Miodek in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov saved Azerbaijan from getting behind. Ke Kun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Äliqulu Vermäliyev, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Äliqulu Vermäliyev in the 17th minute of play forced The Punisher's goalkeeper Ke Kun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Miodek in the 20th minute of play. In the 22ndth minute of the game Edgar Miodek who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Azerbaijan's Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Edgar Miodek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 32nd minute, Valdir Martins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute, Äliqulu Vermäliyev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ke Kun was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Äliqulu Vermäliyev in the 37thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ke Kun, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Äliqulu Vermäliyev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Azerbaijan's supporters rose to their feet, but Äliqulu Vermäliyev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ke Kun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edgar Miodek made a kick off. Adışirin Azayev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ke Kun read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 50th minute of play. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michail Bakunin, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. The audience was convinced that Edgar Miodek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Azerbaijan's Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guga Simão in the 53rd minute of play. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guga Simão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar Miodek, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Ke Kun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adışirin Azayev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Azerbaijan getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Qaryağdı Isayev hit a great ball. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgar Miodek in the 62nd minute. After 63 minutes Azerbaijan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adriano Seabra who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, The Punisher's Filippo Flocco got a free kick in the 69th minute. After 70 played minutes, Azerbaijan's Qaryağdı Isayev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ke Kun came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Azerbaijan reached it. 71 minutes into the game, Äliqulu Vermäliyev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Ke Kun was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Azerbaijan's Äliqulu Vermäliyev got a free kick in the 74th minute. Ke Kun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adışirin Azayev, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After 86 minutes of play, Azerbaijan's Äliqulu Vermäliyev made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ke Kun was left in no man's land by his defense there! Michail Bakunin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Filippo Flocco kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match.