The Azerbaijani national team faced Sierra Leone today as part of the “FIFA Series – 2026” tournament.
Offsideplus.az reports that the match, which took place in Sumgayit, started at 19:00.
The match at the Sumgayit City Stadium named after Mehdi Huseynzade ended in a 1:1 draw in regular time.
Daniel Kanu scored for the visitors in the 28th minute. Rahil Mammadov restored the balance in the 72nd minute.
Since the winner of the match was not determined in regular time, a penalty shootout was needed. The Azerbaijani national team, which played more accurately here, won the tournament.
Our team won the biggest victory in its history by defeating Saint Lucia 6:1 3 days ago.
“FIFA Series – 2026”
March 30
19:00. Azerbaijan 1:1 Sierra Leone (penalties: 9:8)
Azerbaijan: Aydin Bayramov, Elvin Badalov, Badavi Huseynov, Krivotsyuk, Gismet Aliyev, Alexey Isayev, Emin Mahmudov, Emil Safarov, Elvin Jafarguliyev, Renat Dadashov, Musa Gurbanli
Head coach: Aykhan Abbasov
Sumgayit City Stadium named after Mehdi Huseynzade
