LithuaniaW26 Mar · Away Moldova · 2:0L29 Mar · Home Georgia · 0:2D6 Jun · Home Latvia · 1:1W9 Jun · Home Estonia · 1:0W24 Sep · Away Liechtenstein · 2:0D27 Sep · Home Azerbaijan · 1:1
1:1
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
AzerbaijanW27 Mar · Home St. Lucia · 6:1D30 Mar · Home Sierra Leone · 1:1L5 Jun · Home Malta · 0:2L9 Jun · Away San Marino · 1:2W23 Sep · Home Tajikistan · 1:0D27 Sep · Away Lithuania · 1:1
In the UEFA Nations League game on 27 September 2026, Lithuania beat Azerbaijan 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 3:4, corners 0:2.
Match report
Lithuania and Azerbaijan shared the spoils in a 1:1 draw at the Stepanas Darius and Stasys Girėnas arena during the UEFA Nations League, League D round two. The result keeps the hosts top of their group after one game, while Azerbaijan remain second despite playing a fixture fewer. To be fair, the points split felt about right given the flow of the evening.
A. Kučys opened the scoring inside the first nine minutes, converting a penalty for the home side. Mahir Emreli responded quickly, netting for Azerbaijan in the fourteenth minute. The game settled into a rhythm after that exchange, with both sides testing each other without finding a decisive edge.
Lithuania controlled possession at 51 per cent but struggled to turn that dominance into clear-cut opportunities. They registered three shots on target against four for the visitors, while expected goals tallied 1.16 to 0.85 in their favour. Many of those chances went begging, and here's the thing — it was never a match where either side truly imposed themselves.
Both managers made several changes, with Azerbaijan bringing on Renat Dadaşov and Rufat Abbasov together in the sixtieth minute. Lithuania responded by introducing Lukas Michelbrink and Adrian Lickūnas at the same stage. The substitutions shifted the tempo but did not alter the balance of the contest.
The hosts enter the next round with three points from one game, sitting comfortably at the summit of League D. Azerbaijan sit on zero points from zero completed fixtures, a reminder that cup football has its own rules and sometimes the schedule catches you flat-footed.
W26 Mar · Away Moldova · 2:0L29 Mar · Home Georgia · 0:2D6 Jun · Home Latvia · 1:1W9 Jun · Home Estonia · 1:0W24 Sep · Away Liechtenstein · 2:0D27 Sep · Home Azerbaijan · 1:1
W27 Mar · Home St. Lucia · 6:1D30 Mar · Home Sierra Leone · 1:1L5 Jun · Home Malta · 0:2L9 Jun · Away San Marino · 1:2W23 Sep · Home Tajikistan · 1:0D27 Sep · Away Lithuania · 1:1