A new obstacle on the way to Qatar has been overcome.
On a difficult and hard visit to Baku, the “eagles” defeated the fighting Azerbaijanis and scored new points.
Serbia opened the match very well.
Control and safe play, and then a goal on time.
Tadic lost to Aleksandar Mitrovic, and he shook the net with a precise and strong shot in the 16th minute.
Serbia did have control, but after the goal, the Azeris started to wake up.
A few bad decisions and mistakes in the back line, the host almost took advantage of.
Gorbani had a clear situation with Rajković, but the Serbian goalkeeper intervened excellently and saved the goal.
Persistence paid off for the home team at the start of the second part of the game.
The recklessness of Filip Kostić, who went back to “clean” the ball sent to the penalty area – knocked down Mahmudov, and the referee pointed to the penalty.
Mahmudov took responsibility and then routinely placed the ball in the net.
Aware that they are better and of better quality, and that the points in Baku are very important, the “eagles” set out, first to regain control, and then to rush the result.
They attacked, they had the ball, but they couldn’t create a good opportunity.
In the end, at the end of the match, Aleksandar Mitrović shone once again.
He adjusted, caught the ball with his left foot and brought Serbia new points with a great shot.
Serbia is first on the table with seven points, Portugal has four (they are playing a match in Luxembourg tonight, which is third with three points), Ireland is without points, as is Azerbaijan.
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