Match Report
Azerbaijan, 4th on 1 points, faced a 15-point deficit to France (1st, 16). Azerbaijan had been under-performing their position — 44th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Azerbaijan 0.5 scored and 2.67 conceded per game, France 2.67 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.66.
Azerbaijan entered with three losses in a row. France had not lost in 5 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Azerbaijan 1/15, France 13/15.
The venue was Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu (Bakı (Baku)) in Baku, with room for 31,200 spectators. On the scoreboard, France led 3-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-3 the final score.
Goal scorers
Azerbaijan: Renat Dadashov (4') · France: Maghnes Akliouche (30'), Jean-Philippe Mateta (17'), Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev (45' og)