The Azerbaijan U-16 girls' national team faced a tough start at the UEFA Development Tournament held in Baku.

Offsideplus.az reports that our national team took on Lithuania in their opening match of the tournament. The encounter, held at the Bine Stadium, ended in a 4-1 victory for the visitors. Khadija Rahimova scored the consolation goal for our team, converting a penalty in the 25th minute.

In the day's other fixture, Romania defeated Georgia with a score of 2-0.

It should be noted that the Azerbaijani national team will continue their tournament campaign against Romania on May 8 and Georgia on May 11.