Northern Ireland beat Azerbaijan 0-1. Azerbaijan controlled the ball — 66% possession — but had nothing to show for it. Best on the pitch was R. Almeyda, rated 7.6.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   AZE 4-3-3·5-3-2 NOR
   Coach: R. Prosinečki · M. O'NeillReferee: Javier Estrada📍 Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu
2. 1. First half
   2. 25'
      

      NOR
      Substitution
      ▲Niall McGinn▼Gareth McAuley
3. 1. Second half
   2. 56'
      AZE
      Yellow card
      Cavid Hüseynov
   3. 56'
      AZE
      Yellow card
      Maksim Medvedev
   4. 66'
      AZE
      Yellow card
      Q. Qarayev
   5. 73'
      

      NOR
      Yellow card
      Josh Magennis
   6. 77'
      AZE
      Substitution
      ▲N. Ələsgərov▼Dimitrij Nazarov
   7. 77'
      

      NOR
      Substitution
      ▲Kyle Lafferty▼Liam Boyce
   8. 80'
      

      NOR
      Yellow card
      Steven Davis
   9. 84'
      AZE
      Substitution
      ▲R. Əmirquliyev▼Ə. İsmayılov
   10. 86'
       

       NOR
       Substitution
       ▲L. Hodson▼Niall McGinn
   11. 90'
       AZE
       Substitution
       ▲Araz Abdullayev▼R. Şeydayev
   12. 90+2'
       

       NOR
       GOOOAL!S. DallasAssist: J. Evans